I was wrong: Errors in How to Kill a Tiger - Tactics & Weaknesses
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In my recent video, on how to kill a Tiger (Tactics & Weaknesses), I made a wrong statement about the SU-152. This was due to the fact that I used a generally considered valid source, which was sadly wrong. Here is a correction of the various errors and also some further information. Check out Peter's Blog here: http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/ For videos with Roman Töppel look at these: Working with Veterans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzfKgfTOCf8 Speer & the Panzerwaffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHsyOXQx-jc Flaw of the Soviet Tank Arm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWp1I_zGeow »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Töppel, Roman: Kursk 1943. The Greatest Battle of the Second World War. Helion: Warwick, UK: 2018. Carius, Otto: Tigers in the Mud. The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, 2003 (1992). Wilbeck, Christopher W.: Sledgehammers. Strengths and Flaws of Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II. The Aberjona Press: Bedford, PA, USA, 2004. Sheppard, Ruth (ed.): The Tank Commander. Pocket Manual 1939-1945. The Pool of London Press: Oxford, UK, 2016. http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/2019/04/kalashnikovs-predecessors.html CAMO: F. 500 Op. 12480 D. 137: OKH, Ausbildungsabteilung: Ausbildungshinweis Nr. 14, 30. Oktober 1943 Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen: Nachrichtenblatt der Panzertruppen Nr. 15. September 1944, Abteilung Ausbildung Glantz, David M. (ed.); Orenstein, Harold S. (ed.): The Battle for Kursk 1943. The Soviet General Staff Study. Frank Cass: Portland, OR, USA: 1999 (1990). Pöhlmann, Markus: Der Panzer und die Mechanisierung des Krieges: Eine deutsche Geschichte 1890 bis 1945. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, 2016. Schneider, Wolfgang: Tigers in Combat I. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, 2004 (2000). U.S. Military Intelligence Service: Technical & Tactical Trends No. 30. War Department: July 1943. U.S. Military Intelligence Service: Technical & Tactical Trends No. 40. War Department: December 1943. Jentz, Thomas L.: Germanys Tiger Tanks: Tiger I & Tiger II: Combat Tactics Jentz, Thomas L.: Tiger I & II. Kampf und Taktik. Podzun-Pallas: Wölfersheim-Bergstadt, 2000 Spielberger, Walter J.; Doyle, Hilary L.: Tigers I and II and Their Variants (Spielberger German Armor and Military Vehicle) Spielberger, Walter J.; Doyle, Hilary L.: Panzer VI Tiger und seine Abarten. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, 2010.
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