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Re: Pz.VI TigerI Tank
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Date: 
Sun, 17 Feb 2002 19:21:28 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Shaun Sullivan writes:
<snip>

Thanks for that detailed answer. I knew about the technique for tread
replacement (basically, drive off, fix it, then drive back on) and so
understood why SOME treads would be carried (1) but had not thought of the
"impromptu armor" aspect of it.

1 - You see them on US tanks of the era too, although I have no idea whether
an M1A1 for example would carry them, I suspect not but have not done any
research

++Lar



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  Track Spares (was: Re: Pz.VI TigerI Tank)
 
(...) As "impromptu armor" it wouldn't generally be planned. Often, if this artificial armor were added in tread form, it would be the treads of something other than the vehicle in question. As German supply lines extended and stores became scarcer, (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)

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  Re: Pz.VI TigerI Tank
 
(...) Hi Larry, I'll let Lyndsay comment as well, but here's what I've found: It was possible to seriously damage treads to the point where they needed to be replaced - actually, this wasn't quite as intimidating a prospect as it sounds. The entire (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)

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