Tiger ausf. E : Engine support posts

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In the Tiger E, the front of the engine was bolted into the firewall. The rear of the engine had two feet. These feet stood on two posts welded into the floor.

Engine support post

This is the left-hand post in the Bovington vehicle. (This is not the original German paint.)

Engine support post

Each post was close to a strut on the hull floor. A ramp was built between the post and the strut, to guide the engine into place when it was being lowered into the tank.

Engine support post and torsion bar

This extract from a German drawing shows that the posts were behind the rearmost torsion bar.

Engine support posts

This plan diagram shows the posts from above.

Engine support posts

Engine support bolt head

The engine was held in place by long bolts running through the posts. The heads of these bolts were in 12mm-deep recesses in the belly plate.

[1] Survey of vehicle 251114, at Saumur, by Jean-Charles Breucque

[2] Survey of Tiger 250122, at Bovington museum, by David Byrden

[3] German sketch SK3426: engine upgrade

 
 

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