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m kenny · Oct 15, 2006

It is a frontal penetration.

plan_D · Oct 15, 2006

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

m kenny · Oct 15, 2006

plan_D said:
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 · Oct 15, 2006

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 · Oct 15, 2006

Soren said:
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.

Soren said:
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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