Merv
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I have just returned from my bike trip to Poland,ended up going by myself as my usual companion had to cancel at the last minute,but i had a great trip anyway.I wanted to visit the Vimoutiers Tiger on the way out and the Royal Tiger at La Glieze on my way home,
The tiger 1 at Vimoutiers was abandoned during the battle of the Falaise after it ran out of fuel trying to get to a fuel dump and was disabled by its crew.I will post up links to info on both tanks later,It was amazing for me to see wire wrapped round the final drive on one side which could only have got there when the tank was mobile and also there was mud around the drive sprocket on the inside which i reckon was there from when this tank was in service as due to its location the weather would not get at it.Owning excavators i know how hard it is to wash track frames and track chains,u never get all the mud of.The pictures show the mud and wire
The tiger 1 at Vimoutiers was abandoned during the battle of the Falaise after it ran out of fuel trying to get to a fuel dump and was disabled by its crew.I will post up links to info on both tanks later,It was amazing for me to see wire wrapped round the final drive on one side which could only have got there when the tank was mobile and also there was mud around the drive sprocket on the inside which i reckon was there from when this tank was in service as due to its location the weather would not get at it.Owning excavators i know how hard it is to wash track frames and track chains,u never get all the mud of.The pictures show the mud and wire