IMPORTANT: the Tiger photos are courtesy of Musée des blindés at Saumur, copy or publication are prohibited whitout the authorization of the museum.

HULL

The Tiger I hull interior saw very few changes during production. In the front part of the hull there is the driver and the radio-operator; these crewmen are separated by the massive gearbox and the radio equipment.

Behind them, after the roof brace, there is the fighting compartment where the turret sits. On each side of this compartment are the ammunition storage bins and in the back the engine bulkhead.

The roof brace :

The roof brace that separates the front part of the hull from the fighting compartment was not modified .

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ROOF BRACE

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Description

The front hull is separated from the fighting compartment by a roof brace with an arched shape, with holes; this roof brace was not modified . Roof brace seen from the fighting compartment , on the left we have a spare episcope bracket, and a bracket for an extinguisher . On top we have the emergency firing trigger for the main gun .

On the fighting compartment side there is a bracket for an MG barrel canister (invisible here ) and on the right an electrical (fuse?) box. In front of us at extreme left, the"Bock", On the right, one of the ammunition bins.

On the front side of the roof brace two canisters are fitted; these are for the rubber tubes of the gas masks. These canisters can be seen inside most panzers, as a matter of fact; for German crewmen the filter cartridge was not directly fitted to the gas mask, there was always a rubber tube between. This was probably to make head movment and vision through the episcope easier . Behind the roof brace, we can see the fighting compartment and the turret floor.

The roof brace seen from the driver's hatch : at top left one more episcope bracket , on the right, the driver's ammunition bin (6 rounds ). Behind we can see the ammunition bins of the fighting compartment.
I don't know what is the function of the clip hanging on a chain in the middle of the photo.

Engine bulkead :

some levers and tubes were deleted from the engine bulkhead because of the Tiger's simplification (submersion equipment deleted) .

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ENGINE BULKHEAD

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Description

Views of the engine bulkead; this is simplified compared to the early version Tiger because all the submersion devices were deleted. The horizontal rails are to hang the MG cartridge bags, the grey box is a petrol primer for starting. On the original photos we can see the painted words "open-closed " on different levers (see the page "colors").

Other views from a different angle, the little door that can be closed gives access to a lever fitted on the engine .

On the late Tiger, an electrical panel was added (1) in the lower left corner of the engine bulkhead. Unfortunatley this panel is badly damaged. I'm still searching for any information about this panel. In the ammunition bin (right photo) is one of the sheet metal covers for the gearbox .

Close-up view of the automatic extinguisher, this equipment exists on all versions of the Tiger I and also on other panzers. The extinguisher starts to spray the engine compartment if one of the thermostatic switches detects an unexpected temperature.

(1) According to the book " Tiger I Heavy Tank 1942-1945 " n°5 from Osprey/New Vanguard (page 16), this panel was added with the hull n°250861 in February 1944. On this panel are some electrical components which were previously in the engine compartment.

BACK

IMPORTANT: the Tiger photos are courtesy of Musée des blindés at Saumur, copy or publication are prohibited whitout the authorization of the museum.

click to enlarge	ROOF BRACE
Photos	Description
	The front hull is separated from the fighting compartment by a roof brace with an arched shape, with holes; this roof brace was not modified . Roof brace seen from the fighting compartment , on the left we have a spare episcope bracket, and a bracket for an extinguisher . On top we have the emergency firing trigger for the main gun .
	On the fighting compartment side there is a bracket for an MG barrel canister (invisible here ) and on the right an electrical (fuse?) box. In front of us at extreme left, the"Bock", On the right, one of the ammunition bins.
	On the front side of the roof brace two canisters are fitted; these are for the rubber tubes of the gas masks. These canisters can be seen inside most panzers, as a matter of fact; for German crewmen the filter cartridge was not directly fitted to the gas mask, there was always a rubber tube between. This was probably to make head movment and vision through the episcope easier . Behind the roof brace, we can see the fighting compartment and the turret floor.
	The roof brace seen from the driver's hatch : at top left one more episcope bracket , on the right, the driver's ammunition bin (6 rounds ). Behind we can see the ammunition bins of the fighting compartment. I don't know what is the function of the clip hanging on a chain in the middle of the photo.

click to enlarge	ENGINE BULKHEAD
Photos		Description
		Views of the engine bulkead; this is simplified compared to the early version Tiger because all the submersion devices were deleted. The horizontal rails are to hang the MG cartridge bags, the grey box is a petrol primer for starting. On the original photos we can see the painted words "open-closed " on different levers (see the page "colors").
		Other views from a different angle, the little door that can be closed gives access to a lever fitted on the engine .
		On the late Tiger, an electrical panel was added (1) in the lower left corner of the engine bulkhead. Unfortunatley this panel is badly damaged. I'm still searching for any information about this panel. In the ammunition bin (right photo) is one of the sheet metal covers for the gearbox .
	Close-up view of the automatic extinguisher, this equipment exists on all versions of the Tiger I and also on other panzers. The extinguisher starts to spray the engine compartment if one of the thermostatic switches detects an unexpected temperature.