Production of the Tiger I began in August 1942 at the factory of Henschel und Sohn in Kassel initially at a rate of 25 per month & peaking in April 1944 at 104 per month 1355 had been built by August 1944 when production ceased Deployed Tiger I's peaked at 671 on 1 July 1944 It took about twice as long to build a Tiger I as another German tank of the period When the enhanced Tiger II began production in January 1944 the Tiger I was soon phased out Eager to make use of the powerful new weapon Hitler ordered the vehicle be pressed into service months earlier than had planned A platoon of four Tigers went into action on 23rd September 1942 near Leningrad Operating in swampy forested terrain their movement was largely confined to roads & tracks making defence against them far easier Many of these early models were plagued by problems with the transmission which had difficulty handling the great weight of the vehicle if pushed too hard It took time for drivers to learn how to avoid overtaxing the engine & transmission & many broke down The most significant event from this engagement was that one of the Tigers became stuck in swampy ground & had to be abandoned Captured largely intact it enabled the Soviets to study the design & prepare countermeasures ...

During the whole of its service history the Tiger-1 was constantly enhanced upon & adapted to counter the ever-improving Allied tanks & firepower it found itself up against This version from the summer of 1944 comes with a asymmetric turret 88mm cannon mantlet engine deck & accessory pack A Zimmerit tool is also included ...

The Tiger I was a German heavy tank of World War II deployed from 1942 in Africa & Europe usually in independent heavy tank battalions Its final designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf E often shortened to Tiger The Tiger I gave the Wehrmacht its first armoured fighting vehicle that mounted the 88 cm Kw K 36 gun 1347 were built between August 1942 & August 1944 It carried a crew of 5 (driver radio operator gunner commander & loader) & was powered by a water-cooled V-12 engine taking to speeds up to 28 mph (45 kmph) & alonng with its feared main weapon carried two 792mm MG-34 machine guns used in close combat situations While the Tiger I has been called an outstanding design for its time it was arguably over-engineered using expensive materials & labour-intensive production methods The Tiger was prone to certain types of track failures & breakdowns & was limited in range by its high fuel consumption It was expensive to maintain but generally mechanically reliable Also being difficult to transport & vulnerable to immobilisation when mud ice & snow froze between its overlapping & interleaved Schachtellaufwerk-pattern road wheels often jamming them solid made the effectiveness of this fearsome weapon less potent This was a problem on the Eastern Front in the muddy spring season & during periods of extreme cold The tank was given its nickname Tiger by Ferdinand Porsche & the Roman numeral was added after the later Tiger II entered production The initial designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf&252;hrung H (&8216;&8216; Panzer VI version H&8217;&8217; abbreviated Pz Kpfw VI Ausf H) where 'H' denoted Henschel as the designermanufacturer It was classified with ordnance inventory designation Sd Kfz 182 The tank was later re-designated as Pz Kpfw VI Ausf E in March 1943 with ordnance inventory designation Sd Kfz 181 Mid-production Tiger I's have the second design turret with the smaller cupola but retain the rubber-rimmed roadwheels ...

Tiger-Tiger Is It True? is a story about a little tiger who thinks that his whole world is falling apart his parents don't love him his friends have abandoned him & life is unfair But a wise turtle asks him four questions & everything changes He realizes that all his problems are not caused by things but by his thoughts about things; & that when he questions his thoughts life becomes wonderful again This is a heart-warming story with a powerful message that can transform the lives of even very young children Byron Katie's wisdom-filled words & Hans Wilhelm's vivid magical illustrations combine to make a book that will become one of the classics of children's literature ...

Tracklist Junior Champion Laura & Cesar King Of Vic Globe Town Call Me If You Need Me Wheezer Too Sad To Tell You Sleeping In The Back Seat So Haunted Wendy & Lisa ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Just released from the base stockade recruit Roland Bozz (Colin Farrell) joins a platoon of young soldiers preparing to ship out to Vietnam Bozz&s independence & outright defiance draws fire from his own men as well as commanding officers But when the platoon is sent to Tigerland a hellish training ground that is the last stop before Vietnam Bozz&s leadership & loyalty bring his men together
- triggering extraordinary consequences Actors Colin Farrell Matthew Davis Clifton Collins Jr Tom Guiry Shea Whigham Russell Richardson Nick Searcy Afemo Omilami James Mac Donald Keith Ewell Matt Gerald Stephen Fulton Tyler Cravens Michael Edmiston & Arian Waring Ash Director Joel Schumacher Certificate 18 years & over Year 2000 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Louisiana 1971 When new recruit Jim Paxton (Matthew Davis) arrives at Fort Polk for basic training he soon makes friends with the rebellious Roland Bozz (Colin Farrell) a soldier who is doing everything he can to get himself thrown out of the army Bozz has plans to escape to Mexico but Paxton refuses to go with him arguing that if he doesn&t go to Vietnam then somebody else will have to go in his place However when Bozz makes an enemy of his vengeful & sadistic fellow recruit Wilson (Shea Whigham) the need to get out of the army becomes even more pressing ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Just released from the base stockade recruit Roland Bozz (Colin Farrell) joins a platoon of young soldiers preparing to ship out to Vietnam Bozz’s independence & outright defiance draws fire from his own men as well as commanding officers But when the platoon is sent to Tigerland a hellish training ground that is the last stop before Vietnam Bozz’s leadership & loyalty bring his men together triggering extraordinary consequences ...

When Stuart Font decides to throw a house-warming party in his new flat he invites all the people in his building & after some deliberation even

Includes:: the unpleasant caretaker & his wife They are a disparate group of people each with their individual Rendellian psychoses & potential for violence There are a few other genuine friends on the list but he definitely does not want to include his girlfriend Claudia as that might involve asking her husband The party will be one everyone remembers But not for the right reasons Living opposite in reclusive isolation is a beautiful young Asian woman christened Tigerlily by Stuart As though from some strange urban fairytale she emerges to exert a terrible spell on Stuart & his guests Mr & Mrs Font the worried parents will soon have even more cause for concern about their handsome but hopelessly naive son Darkly humorous & piercingly observant of human behaviour Ruth Rendell has created another compelling fable of our lives & crimes

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In this book US Army officer & military historian Gregory Walden provides the most detailed look at the actions of a single German battalion in the Battle of the Bulge to date Tigers in the Ardennes is the product of years of research in archives conversations with German & American veterans & detailed examination of terrain in the Ardennes battlefields The author's experience as a tank unit commander provides unique insight into the tactical difficulties of armour movements through the Ardennes especially considering the technical aspects of the Tiger II tanks The book

Includes:: over 100 images many of them photographs of the Tiger II tanks never before published plus detailed maps showing the routes used by the 501st Heavy SS Tank Battalion during the battle

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