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<blockquote data-quote="fanatikorn" data-source="post: 1151590" data-attributes="member: 13544"><p>Sé que no es el Leo II, pero como es el "padre", y como es una nota muy interesante, la pego, si algún moderador cree conveniente moverla no hay problema.</p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Back on the move again after 70 years: A mighty Tiger 131 is put through its paces for anniversary challenge</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>By <a href="http://www.zona-militar.com/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter"><span style="color: #003580">Daily Mail Reporter</span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>PUBLISHED:</strong> 22:26 GMT, 1 April 2012 </span>| <span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>UPDATED:</strong> 07:51 GMT, 2 April 2012 </span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">With its huge cannon and almost impenetrable armour, the German Tiger tank struck fear into the hearts of Allied troops.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Although more than 1,300 were produced during the Second World War, this is the only working example in existence.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Tiger 131 has been restored to its original war time specification after a two-year restoration project costing £80,000.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-0-126C5139000005DC-844_634x438.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p>2012. Making tracks: Tiger 131 is put through its paces at Bovington Tank Museum</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">The 55-ton tank can be seen tackling the tank course at Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">It has been fitted with a genuine German Second World War Maybach engine and its fan drives have been re-engineered from original blueprints. Now it is coaxed into life using a starting handle.</span></p><p></p><p>More...</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.zona-militar.com/news/article-2123510/Hitler-holiday-resort-luxury-hotel-apartments.html"><strong><span style="color: #0b9cc6"><span style="font-size: 10px">Mein summer camp! Hitler's Butlins-style Nazi holiday resort to become luxury hotel and apartments</span></span></strong></a></li> </ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">The Tiger was superior to anything the British and Americans had until near the end of war.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Rounds from Allied tanks could not penetrate its thick armour, while its 88mm cannon had huge destructive power. The tank soon gained legendary status after its introduction in 1942.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-0-126C5183000005DC-419_634x441.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p>1944. Captured: Army top brass inspect the tank in Whitehall</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-0-126C523E000005DC-412_634x460.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The historic Tiger 131 has been restored to its original war time specification after a two-year restoration project</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-2123736-126DC657000005DC-128_634x417.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-0-126C5232000005DC-28_634x458.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>On a roll: The recent fitting of a vintage Maybach V12 engine has finally allowed the 55 ton behemeth to rumble once more</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Tiger 131 was captured following a lucky hit by a British Churchill tank, belonging to 48 Royal Tank Regiment, in the Tunisian desert in April, 1943. The shot wedged in the turret ring, rendering it useless.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">The five-man German crew abandoned the Tiger, which was captured intact. Winston Churchill, who was in Tunisia at the time, had the chance to inspect it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">The Tiger was then sent back to Britain so the Allies could look for design weaknesses. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-2123736-126C5212000005DC-407_634x391.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p>It took a painstaking 13-year project to restore the world's only working Tiger tank</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-2123736-126C51AC000005DC-389_634x432.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Tiger 131 was captured by British forces in the Tunisian desert in April, 1943</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">It was taken to Bovington in 1951. Although museum staff have had the tank moving before, the old engine kept breaking down.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">David Willey, museum curator at Bovington, said: 'The Tiger outmatched anything that the Allies could field at the time.'</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-2123736-126C518A000005DC-991_634x419.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p>Historic: George VI the inspects the captured Tiger in Africa in 1943</p><p>El enlace:</p><p><a href="http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?210921-Tiger-131-restored-to-working-condition">http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?210921-Tiger-131-restored-to-working-condition</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fanatikorn, post: 1151590, member: 13544"] Sé que no es el Leo II, pero como es el "padre", y como es una nota muy interesante, la pego, si algún moderador cree conveniente moverla no hay problema. [SIZE=6][B]Back on the move again after 70 years: A mighty Tiger 131 is put through its paces for anniversary challenge[/B][/SIZE] By [URL='http://www.zona-militar.com/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter'][COLOR=#003580]Daily Mail Reporter[/COLOR][/URL] [SIZE=2][B]PUBLISHED:[/B] 22:26 GMT, 1 April 2012 [/SIZE]| [SIZE=2][B]UPDATED:[/B] 07:51 GMT, 2 April 2012 [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With its huge cannon and almost impenetrable armour, the German Tiger tank struck fear into the hearts of Allied troops.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Although more than 1,300 were produced during the Second World War, this is the only working example in existence.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tiger 131 has been restored to its original war time specification after a two-year restoration project costing £80,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-0-126C5139000005DC-844_634x438.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE] 2012. Making tracks: Tiger 131 is put through its paces at Bovington Tank Museum [SIZE=3]The 55-ton tank can be seen tackling the tank course at Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]It has been fitted with a genuine German Second World War Maybach engine and its fan drives have been re-engineered from original blueprints. Now it is coaxed into life using a starting handle.[/SIZE] More... [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.zona-militar.com/news/article-2123510/Hitler-holiday-resort-luxury-hotel-apartments.html'][B][COLOR=#0b9cc6][SIZE=2]Mein summer camp! Hitler's Butlins-style Nazi holiday resort to become luxury hotel and apartments[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [/LIST] [SIZE=3]The Tiger was superior to anything the British and Americans had until near the end of war.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Rounds from Allied tanks could not penetrate its thick armour, while its 88mm cannon had huge destructive power. The tank soon gained legendary status after its introduction in 1942.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-0-126C5183000005DC-419_634x441.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE] 1944. Captured: Army top brass inspect the tank in Whitehall [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-0-126C523E000005DC-412_634x460.jpg[/IMG] The historic Tiger 131 has been restored to its original war time specification after a two-year restoration project [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-2123736-126DC657000005DC-128_634x417.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-0-126C5232000005DC-28_634x458.jpg[/IMG] On a roll: The recent fitting of a vintage Maybach V12 engine has finally allowed the 55 ton behemeth to rumble once more [SIZE=3]Tiger 131 was captured following a lucky hit by a British Churchill tank, belonging to 48 Royal Tank Regiment, in the Tunisian desert in April, 1943. The shot wedged in the turret ring, rendering it useless.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The five-man German crew abandoned the Tiger, which was captured intact. Winston Churchill, who was in Tunisia at the time, had the chance to inspect it.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The Tiger was then sent back to Britain so the Allies could look for design weaknesses. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-2123736-126C5212000005DC-407_634x391.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE] It took a painstaking 13-year project to restore the world's only working Tiger tank [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-2123736-126C51AC000005DC-389_634x432.jpg[/IMG] Tiger 131 was captured by British forces in the Tunisian desert in April, 1943 [SIZE=3]It was taken to Bovington in 1951. Although museum staff have had the tank moving before, the old engine kept breaking down.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]David Willey, museum curator at Bovington, said: 'The Tiger outmatched anything that the Allies could field at the time.'[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/01/article-2123736-126C518A000005DC-991_634x419.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE] Historic: George VI the inspects the captured Tiger in Africa in 1943 El enlace: [url]http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?210921-Tiger-131-restored-to-working-condition[/url] [/QUOTE]
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