German Army Heavy Tank, Southern Front 1942–1945, North Africa,
Sicily and Italy
Tank Craft Heft Nr. 10
Dennis Oliver
Die Reihe Tank Craft richtet sich an den Modellbauer - sie enthält neben
Einsatz- und Detailfotos des Originals auch Farbprofile und Infos
zu Modellbausätzen, Zurüstteilen und Bemalungshinweisen auch
zahlreiche Tipps, um sein Modell zu perfektionieren.
When at Hitler’s insistence the first Tiger I tanks went into
action in Tunisia in December 1942 they rapidly gained a formidable
fighting reputation despite their lack of reliability and the small
number deployed. With its heavy armour and 88mm gun, it outclassed
all the Allied tanks then in service and forced the Allies to
accelerate the introduction of improved anti-tank guns and tanks
that could match the Tiger in terms of firepower and
protection.
In this, his second volume in the TankCraft series on the Tiger,
Dennis Oliver uses archive photos and extensively researched colour
illustrations to examine the Tiger tanks and German army units that
first took them into combat in North Africa and then operated them
as they fell back through Sicily and Italy between 1943 and
1945.
A large part of the book showcases available model kits and
aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully
constructed and painted models in various scales. Technical details
as well as modifications introduced during production and in the
field are also examined providing everything the modeller needs to
recreate an accurate representation of the tanks that made such an
immediate impact on the southern front during the Second World
War.
Format 21 x 29,7 cm, Paperback, 64 Seiten, zahlreiche s/w und
Farbfotos, englischer Text, Best.-Nr. Ps-Tc010