Tracks on the turret

[ALPHA]

here's how WSN does it on their Late Tiger...
here's a HL..with the mod...
ALPHA

Wow. They're all upside down.

Doesn't matter to me.............not my tank...got the photo from google search

The track holders were installed from April 1943 and never went away. There was a pin to hold the bottom of each link, and a folding flap at the top.
There were 5 links on the left side. At first they wanted 4 links on the right hand side, but they quickly dropped to 3 and then 2 because they simply couldn't open the engine hatch.



Here's a detailed explanation; http://tiger1.info/EN/Turret-track-holders.html

David

Interesting stuff...thought they went with less on the right side because it blocked the loaders hatch....guess they didn't think much about the gun port on the left side..as they totally covered that

Thanks David

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[DavidByrden]

guess they didn't think much about the gun port on the left side..as they totally covered that
ALPHA

I'm not sure which port you are thinking of, but I can assure you it was never blocked by tracks.

David

[ALPHA]

guess they didn't think much about the gun port on the left side..as they totally covered that
ALPHA

I'm not sure which port you are thinking of, but I can assure you it was never blocked by tracks.

David

The Pistol port

now you see it


not sure why ...but now you don't

This port

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[DavidByrden]

This port
ALPHA

That port existed only on turrets with the high cupola.

When the new turret design came in, a much smaller port was used; but soon it was completely deleted.



Neither the large nor the small port was blocked by the spare tracks.

David

[jtracks]

Very informative read, thank you.

Joe

[ALPHA]

This port
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That port existed only on turrets with the high cupola.

When the new turret design came in, a much smaller port was used; but soon it was completely deleted.



Neither the large nor the small port was blocked by the spare tracks.

David

As Jt said.............. Good stuff David ...Thanks

ALPHA