Tankfest

Would be there with these guys http://www.43rdrecce.co.uk/

I was a foundermember 🙂

Scarily some 13 years ago now 😮

While the Tiger I wasn’t a wonder tank it was available in January 1943 whereas the Comet (which wasn’t really a match for a Tiger) and the Centurion (which was) weren’t available until 1945, two years too late.

The German tanks might well have been much better than ours

Nothing like a good ole bit of Tiger Fever is there?
There’s no doubting that german tanks did look the dogs, but Tigers were both unreliable with gearbox problems and thirsty, yet somehow people think they were the epitome of WWII tanks.

Just remind me how the Bovvy Tiger was stopped and by which tank?
What ever happened to Michael Wittman?
The much feted so called tank ace that ran through Villers Bocage I believe, shooting up mostly a load of infantry tanks and armoured vehicles (which later hero folklore translated into just tanks, 28 in a matter of minues I believe) and as soon as he spotted a couple of Fireflies coming up at him from the other end of the street, what were his actions…….turn and run (reverse) I believe!!!!!
He knew that they were not all they were cracked up to be and eventually paid the ultimate price against another Firefly, whilst trying to make a run eastwards.

Pound for pound a firefly or even better still a Comet were good tanks and don’t forget the Centurion made its debut right at the end of WWII.
How would a Tiger or King Tiger have stood up to a battle situation with a Centurion?

Bomberboy

The German tanks might well have been much better than ours but unfortunately
for the Germans our numbers somewhat overwelmed them in the end!

Would be there with these guys http://www.43rdrecce.co.uk/ but i’m doing a WW1 event with other vehicles the same weekend, shame the two clash as both would be the highlights of the year.

And will we be seeing the ‘rad at War and Peace?. I know of one which has recently changed hands at over 100k!!!, buy a big lock!.

tiger vs vulcan

Sorry, but I have to disagree there…..restoring the Tiger, particularly this Tiger, has done far more to raise the museums profile than (say) restoring two obscure British tanks. (How many of us even know what a WW2 Challenger is or how to tell a Cavalier from a Cromwell?)

I was also very pleasantly surprised to see the new buildings (on the James May TV advert in the link) and from first-hand accounts the new display space is very good with plenty of room around the exhibits (and none suspended from the roof of a 380 foot tall tower :rolleyes:).

i agree and the tiger is truly historic (duck)……..it has combat history and combat damage…….it is not just a representative of a type that had combat history. (duck again).

I would pay to see the tiger but def not the vulcan (steel helmet Duck)

german tanks were much better than ours……they are way cool.

my other car is a kettenkrad and a kubelwagen

philip

Sorry, but I have to disagree there…..restoring the Tiger, particularly this Tiger, has done far more to raise the museums profile than (say) restoring two obscure British tanks. (How many of us even know what a WW2 Challenger is or how to tell a Cavalier from a Cromwell?)

I was also very pleasantly surprised to see the new buildings (on the James May TV advert in the link) and from first-hand accounts the new display space is very good with plenty of room around the exhibits (and none suspended from the roof of a 380 foot tall tower :rolleyes:).

Bloody German rubbish! :rolleyes:

more significantly how much money have they already spent on this one tank, including a significant sum from the HLF. They’ve grenaded at least one engine, robbed another from another exhibit at the museum and still they come cap in hand to the public……

As with the Vulcan, this money could have been spent elsewhere – perhaps restoring the (WW2) Challenger and Cavalier hulks they have to good static condition, particularly as neither are currently represented in the national collection

I’ve ordered my tickets, no Tiger running this year due to engine cooling problems but plenty of other stuff.

It is a shame they are having so many problems but even the Germans found the Tiger a nightmare to keep running.

curlyboy

…no Tiger running this year due to engine cooling problems…

Bloody German rubbish! :rolleyes:

I’ve ordered my tickets, no Tiger running this year due to engine cooling problems but plenty of other stuff.

Yup, big appeal going on by the museum to raise £40k to enable the parts to be fabricated to get it running again.

I’ve ordered my tickets, no Tiger running this year due to engine cooling problems but plenty of other stuff.

Never get to go to tankfest but i love the tank museum at Bovvy it is so unique and historic.

curlyboy

Indeed and I’ll bet that there are a fair few Legends’ visitors who wander to the display at the far western end of the airfield for a good look at you know what……..;)