Second World War tank and anti-aircraft gun found hidden in basement of villa in Germany

The Telegraph ^ | 07-03-2015 | Melanie Hall

[amigatec]

They probably removed the track to m make easier to move around.

[amigatec]

What the Germans did do was, the Tiger and King Tiger had 2 sets of tracks. A narrow set for rail travel and a wide set for driving around on. When the narrow set was installed they would removed the outer road wheels so the tank would fit on the rail cars.

[cynwoody]

Und zen I remember U-995 Museum in Kiel. Ambitious old man perhaps.

And then there is the U-505, safely berthed in Chicago at the Museum of Science and Industry.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks amigatec!

Any idea where? It happened during the 1940 campaign in France.

[RitchieAprile]

how totally awesome! and a privately owned torpedo to boot?

[grumpygresh]

Arguably, the Panther was the best tank in WW2. Faster and more reliable than the Tigers.
But the 88 was the best anti tank gun, even though it was originally an AA gun.

[CitizenUSA]

T34/85 was apparently a great tank, too. People have debated for decades over which was best. I think I’ll stick with the Panther.

[CitizenUSA]

Interesting fact. The wider tracks make sense in the field, but I can see how narrow ones would be better for transport. Tigers weren’t exactly small tanks.

[amigatec]

Probably the best German Tank was the MkIV. But it proved to be to light to take out the T34.

You can still buy T34 Tanks today in running condition.

[CitizenUSA]

However, based on production numbers of Shermans and Panthers, 5 to 1 losses meant the allies were winning that hands down.

[GreyFriar]

Peter, That is the suspension system the Germans used on their Panther and Tiger tanks. What you don’t see in this close up photo is the drive sprocket.

The drive sprocket is the first ‘wheel’ on the right, with the bars in the center: https://www.google.com/search?q=german+mark+v+panther+tank&biw=1280&bih=566&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vwiXVe3PEYO4-AHu0LzYAQ&ved=0CCgQsAQ#imgrc=TLhGOLYrNuWLTM%3A

An article on tank drive sprockets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprocket

[GreyFriar]

And they also had to take off the outer road wheel on each side to make it narrow enough for the rail cars, after they put on the narrow track.

[grumpygresh]

Mk IV didn’t have sloped armor and was vulnerable from the front and sides.

Panther was an upgrade from T34.

The big knock on WW2 German tanks was their complexity which lead to more breakdowns and made finding replacement parts more difficult.

[kvanbrunt2]

maybe and he lost them while tooling around. i want one fully functional of course. prefer a tiger.

[Rebelbase]

"Nothing like an 88 to deal with those pesky door-to-door salesmen."

"You know Hub, we might want to think about getting a German 88..."

[X Fretensis]

Provided you could get the Maybach HL230 engine started, or once started, running.

[X Fretensis]

The movies “Tiger” tanks were built-up on T-34/85s obtained from the Yugoslav army.

[GreyFriar]

Thank you. I’ve been unsure of which tank was used since the movie came out because I couldn’t get a really good view of the road wheels and my sources show the Yugoslavs had received both types of tanks.

[GreyFriar]

Thank you. I’ve been unsure of which tank was used since the movie came out because I couldn’t get a really good view of the road wheels and my sources show the Yugoslavs had received both types of tanks.

[headstamp 2]

Sorry didn’t make myself clear. I was referring to the mobile 88’s that were used for tank hunting.