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m kenny · 10-15-2006, 05:47 PM

It is a frontal penetration.

plan_D · 10-15-2006, 05:53 PM

Not glacis front though, which is the area in discussion.

m kenny · 10-15-2006, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by plan_D

I've seen a picture of a King Tiger's frontal armour that's been pierced. I don't have it. But I do know the story behind it, and it wasn't pierced in combat. The said King Tiger was turret #502 and was used as target practice, and shot to pieces by varying calibres and cannon of the Soviet inventory. In the picture all the pot marks around the eventual hole are clearly present.

Not so. '502' (bottom pic) is still with us and on display at Kubinka.
'102' (top pic) was the Tiger used in the firing trials.

plan_D · 10-15-2006, 06:47 PM

I sit corrected. I'll remember that in future. I'm not sure where my mix up has come from, but thanks for the correction.

m kenny · 10-15-2006, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Soren

Yep, hit over 100 times all over with anything from 50-152mm guns. It was truly shot to pieces. And the 100mm D-10 projectile which penetrated the front turret hit right where the gun-sight was situated, one of the weakest spots on any tank.

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Originally Posted by Soren

Henk that is the link to the Russian test where litterally hundreds of rounds had been thrown at the tank even before the real testing began - In truth it is worth absolutely nothing.

If you look closely at the British firing trial Tiger you can see hit number 131. So what exactly did the Russians do that made you think 'over 100 hits' was unfair?

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plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	I sit corrected. I'll remember that in future. I'm not sure where my mix up has come from, but thanks for the correction. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

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10-15-2006, 05:47 PM	#61
m kenny Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 308	It is a frontal penetration.