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Doug_Kibbey

Interesting photos, sixteen pages worth, lotsa' armor.

Page twelve features one brewed-up Elefant. Pattern of damage is striking.

www.aeronautics.ru/arc...age_01.htm

piney

Thanks Doug

I thinking the Elefant's ammo cooked off after behing hit by something else, If that's the result of the initial hit I'd love to know what did it, maybe a large mine?

Piney

Taranov

It's result of deck roof hit by B-4 203-mm howitzer Wink

piney

Thanks Taranov Wink

Piney

TrevorLarkum

The link's not working for me.

Kurt_Laughlin · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 577

Not everything posted there relates to Kursk . . . There are a lot snow and overcoats shown for a battle taking part in July and August . . .

KL

TrevorLarkum

Working now, nice pics!

- Taranov

It's result of deck roof hit by B-4 203-mm howitzer ;)

Perhaps, but all the hatches being open - and apparently blown off in some cases, like the rear one - and the roof looking largely undamaged inclines me toward the internal explosion suggestion.

Taranov

Only two Ferdinands have real huge damage of hull/deck.
First have direct hit of FAB-100 bomb from Pe-2 dive bomber

Second - on photo from topic start, direct hit to deck roof from B-4 howitzer.

TrevorLarkum

I guess we're talking about different pictures - I thought the reference was to this one:

Taranov

Full destroyed deck - it's result of bomb hit from Pe-2
Overturned deck - result of B-4 howitzer hit. And it's not speculations - it's official Red Army report.

Ferdinand have very strong superstructure. Typical result of internal impact - opened roof hatches and removed evacuation/gun removing hatch on the rear side of deck.

clausb · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 146

This Panther doesn't look too good either....

Some seriously big holes and cracks in the side.

It is just a shadow or is there a big, irregular hole on the left hull roof, just behind the turret ring?

cbo

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