Tiger Mantle/Mantlet Differences in Armor Plating

[Saxondog]

I have been asked about the Mantlet/Mantle differences between Early, Mid and Late Production Tigers. Also which version is the TAMIYA Tiger or the Heng Long Tiger or the Torro/WSN Tiger?


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Tamiya Tiger

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Heng Long Tiger

Torro Tiger

Torro TIGER-I.jpg (18.21 KiB) Viewed 4121 times

Grossdeutschland Command Tiger Eastern Front Summer 1943

[Saxondog]

Perhaps I have answered the question partially.
November 1942
The Feifel air cleaner system is mounted.
Track guards are added on the hull sides.
Hinged track guards are added front and rear.
Reinforced gun mantle introduced

January 1943
S-Minen dischargers are added.
Guards are added to exhaust mufflers.
Triangular ends added to side track guards.
Gun mantel cut for Tiger P.
The Tiger baggage bin is added.

August 1943
Stop Tiger P gun mantle.
Single headlight is installed instead of dual lights.
Slits in turret vision ports are widened.

[Saxondog]

Found another interesting link concerning changes during production.

http://www.missing-lynx.com/panzer_facts/pftiger.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.missing-lynx.com/panzer_facts.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[fleshpedler]

You may find this of some help.............
Fleshy...................

[Saxondog]

Perfect fleshy, exactly what I needed. Also Stefano is searching for this information.Thanks MATE

[stefanuccio]

fleshy
thank you very much this is a great help much appreciated
Does the book also states the time period of mantlet changing?
thanks
stefano

[fleshpedler]

In a word no, sorry Stefano, but if you are building at a certain time then just check your pics of that period but remember not many tanks lasted long in battle so things change always a little , so good luck with your build, and keep us posted ..........
Fleshy................

[Saxondog]

I believe this Mantlet is the same as F,I on Fleshy's posted drawing of Mantlet changes.

November 1942
The Feifel air cleaner system is mounted.
Track guards are added on the hull sides.
Hinged track guards are added front and rear.
Reinforced gun mantle introduced. (Reinforced Mantlet, so how did they reinforce it)

January 1943
S-Minen dischargers are added.
Guards are added to exhaust mufflers.
Triangular ends added to side track guards.
Gun mantel cut for Tiger P. (What does "cut" imply?)
The Tiger baggage bin is added.

MONOCULAR GUN SIGHT INTRODUCED IN March 1944. So with the above information the Tiger in question S23 would have the Bi-ocular sight, reinforced Mantlet, Dual headlamps(which are missing) shovel on front. So what else is needed to identify the production version of this Tiger, We know when it was delivered to GD Feb.1943 from 3rd-Company-Panzer regiment 203.

Grossdeutschland S23, I believe this phot to be in August 1943 after KURSK.

Grossdeutschland S23