"Surprise a Tiger in the fold"

armornut

Member since
March 2007
From: Northeast WA State

Posted by armornut on Saturday, June 7, 2008 9:34 AM

according to the story the reason the panther went unnoticed for a bit was simply because of the pace of the strategic withdrawl,everyone was just simply to busy to notice right away that the piece of armor rolling by was not a sherman.from my limited study of Tigers though the standing operating procedure for engaging the enemy was to try and be downwind so to allow the enging noise to be carried away from the target.Maybach engines had a distinct whine that was different from the allies.

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Rob

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April 2005
From: netherlands

Posted by Rob on Saturday, June 7, 2008 4:16 AM

yeah great idea, and possible to, the german tanks where a lot more silent then the allied tanks (the veterans say it in a couple of documentary's)

so it would be verry possible to NOT hear one coming.

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armornut

Member since
March 2007
From: Northeast WA State

Posted by armornut on Thursday, June 5, 2008 6:31 PM

hello,the mag is WORLD WAR II November 2005 issue and the story is called "Panthers Rampage in the Ardennes,the story says it was tanks from the 4th comp. 1st batt. 2nd SS panzer div."DAS REICH".the part I was thinking of takes place in the town of Manhay,allied GI's were pulling out and Barkmannwas the German tank CO.the fella who spotted them was Lt.William Goldie of the 40th tank batt. he was in the HQ and stepped out the door,stepped back in and said " A German tank just went down the road".I stand corrected as it read on that Barkmann and his panther survived that encounter and escaped back into the countryside. I still say go for your dio dude.

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armornut

Member since
March 2007
From: Northeast WA State

Posted by armornut on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 6:19 PM

I'll see if i can't dig up the mag out of my man cave if so i'll post the name date and the part of the story i'm thinking of. if i don't post anything it's only because i couldn't find the book.

,thanks for your input richs26

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richs26

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September 2005
From: North Pole, Alaska

Posted by richs26 on Saturday, May 31, 2008 6:38 PM

During the Bulge, a Panther rolled straight down a road lined with American Shermans with the Americans staring dumbfounded at it. I think it was in the book, "A Time For Trumpets".

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Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Saturday, May 31, 2008 5:06 PM

armornut wrote:
believe it or not there was a Panther that actually rolled through an allied held town almost unnoticed,read it in Military History Magazine,i think that would make an awesome dio.as i recall the tank and crew were captured.GO FOR IT!

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armornut

Member since
March 2007
From: Northeast WA State

Posted by armornut on Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:44 AM

believe it or not there was a Panther that actually rolled through an allied held town almost unnoticed,read it in Military History Magazine,i think that would make an awesome dio.as i recall the tank and crew were captured.GO FOR IT!

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White_R34

Member since
October 2007

Posted by White_R34 on Sunday, May 25, 2008 3:44 PM

Thank's for all you suggestions guys. I got a head set for my IDF Dio. and once I get the vehicles done I will start a new post on that subject.

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dostacos

Member since
December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:57 PM

there are a bunch of heads some with the mouth wide open so that part should not be a problem GO FOR IT!

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ajlafleche

Member since
December 2002
From: Massachusetts

Posted by ajlafleche on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:46 PM

Well, the surprise would come when the last tank in line was destroyed by the Tiger.

As you work on your TOW MUTT, keep in mind there has to be about 75 meters of clearance in an arc behind the TOW launcher to allow for the rocket's backblast.

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White_R34

Member since
October 2007

"Surprise a Tiger in the fold"

Posted by White_R34 on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:38 PM

I waslooking up 1/35 scale figures for my first Dio and I was just thinking of a cool looking Dio, not that I have the ability to do any think like what I'm thinking of but this is my idea let's take a trip back to WWII (This is all fiction) Say that's a convoy of US Sherman tanks going down the small and narrow streets of let's say some french town all the US tankers are wipped and tiered of battle so let's say there's a German Tiger turns a corner and pulls up behind the US convoy and about two tanks up on one side of the street a lone solder that see's the Tiger. Like a Photo of one very Surprised man I know that you would have to find a head with a solders mouth wide open and pose his body with the look of a surprised persion.

Now as I said I know I don't have the ability to do some thing that's full of detail; "yet", an keeping that to my self. Well that's not me mabe some one out there was thinking of doing some thing and may need some inspiration so if any one want to try that feel free to do so. One day I may be able to do some thing like that but as for know I just wanted to give you all my weard idea. For my first Dio It will be based The IDF starting thing's off with some MUTT w/ Tow and support units and some Figures on a small base Once I get started I will show some of my work here.

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