Yes I find that pic very weird. This artist obviously didn’t do his homework.
It has the armored cover for the snorkle tubes, a design feature of the very early models, but it has the nine tooth sprocket with the Gg 26/800/300 tracks that was not introduced until a month after the armored cover for the snorkles were deleted. That picture is pure imagination.
Also the gun barrel doesn’t fit with the Gg26/800/300 tracks.
heres the colour plates out of my book
the quality isnt to good as i used my camera with the book on my lap
there all from Waldemar Trojca’s book Sd.Kfz.182 Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger Ausf B vol 1
I was almost thinking about getting a scanner so I could post those color plates. I think they are beautiful and just about as close to the truth as we will get.
Bravo TMN1. I didn’t even think that far ahead, but you’re right. Someone didn’t do their homework on that one.
Well, eating my own words, [dinner] I’ve found another photo of Anneliesse on page 183 of Tigers in Combat I. You can’t see much, since it is parked next to a house and is heavily camouflaged with boards, a part of a fence and tree branches.
I like the artwork Jon posted better than the one I posted. The Balkenkreuz is in the correct position, where as in the one I posted it is off-centered. The text in Tigers in Combat I confirms the former to be correct. Can’t say much about the other track hangers being there either. Only another photo could prove that.
everythings just thrown on it
does anybody know what she looks like when naked?
I mean without white wash?
thanks,tom
Yeah, just punch in “Annelisse” in Google image search. Make sure the “Safe Search” control is off, you should get some naked images. [;)]
Ha ha… Actually, I have been looking for them already, but I haven’t found one yet.
Yes I find that pic very weird. This artist obviously didn’t do his homework.
It has the armored cover for the snorkle tubes, a design feature of the very early models, but it has the nine tooth sprocket with the Gg 26/800/300 tracks that was not introduced until a month after the armored cover for the snorkles were deleted. That picture is pure imagination.
Also the gun barrel doesn’t fit with the Gg26/800/300 tracks.
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TMN1
http://www.ace31.altervista.org/immagini/Panzer/KonigsTiger28.JPG
I see 9 tooth sproket and exhaust cover at same time in this picture, so possible?
thanks,tom
According to the modifaction charts on page 65 of Vk 45.02 to Tiger II, Gg26/800/300 tracks and 9 tooth sprocket overlap with sheet metal exhaust pipe covers, but these pictured have straight exhaust, which should be curved by this time.
Peridexion,
check both tank, the faraway one and close one had defferent exhaust pipe, but same cover.
thanks,tom
You should try and read what it is I write. I said nothing about exhaust covers. What I did mention is the armored cover for the snorkle on the top of the engine deck.
But your picture does raise some questions, it is a very good picture and I haven’t seen it before. As you say it has the nine tooth sprocket but also the early gun barrel, and I can’t see if it also has the armored cover for the snorkle. It makes me wonder if somewhere along the line they replaced the Gg24/800/300 tracks and sprocket with Gg26/800/300 tracks and sprocket because they didn’t have any spare parts for the Gg24/800/300 it is certainly possible and ofcourse this could also have happened on “Anneliese”
If we look at Waldemar Trojca’s color plate from Captain Caveman’s post the “Anneliese” does infact have the Gg26/800/300 tracks in his drawing aswell.
Geez if only we had one good picture of the entire tank this would be so much easier.