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mike1268 wrote:Could be the loader sat with the driver, while not in battle conditions?

The loader had his own seat, and his own hatch if he wanted to stand.
Also, in the photo that I posted, the man's head has headphones; therefore he is not the loader.

David

DavidByrden wrote:

Sub wrote:i think the driver wouldnt last long as when the turret moved ir would probably take his head off..

When I find a photo of a Tiger with the driver apparently driving head-out, it's not travelling cross country (as I said above). It's always making a road journey. Therefore the turret is locked and will not swing around.

David

Not to mention if they were off road was there a latch or some way to make sure that heavy hatch didn't come crashing down on his head? If there is not and if I were a driver I'd be scared the damn thing would come down on my head when the tank would hit a bump!

Sub wrote:Going back to the original post.
If you mean the two holes in the turret above the drivers hatch seen when the turret is facing the front...then they are nothing to do with the driver they are the binocular gunners aiming optics as far as i am aware.
Regars
sub.

On the early tigers there were two holes above the drivers vision slit on the front glacis plate. You can see them in this photo: