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Most of the Tiger's 88mm ammunition was stored in the sponsons above the wheels. There were 4 compartments in each sponson, and the middle two were equipped to store 16 rounds of ammunition each, making 64 rounds. Another 6 were stored in the left sponson beside the driver. The remainder were at floor level.

Ammunition bin door

This is inside the Tiger at Saumur museum. We are looking at the front left-hand ammunition compartment. Each compartment had a sheet-metal door, protecting it from shrapnel only. The door was made of 4 segments and was attached to the roof; on release, it would quickly fold down. Thanks to being folded, this door has preserved some of this Tiger's original Ivory paint.

Ammunition bin doors

In this photo, both of the right-hand doors have been released from the roof, and have partially folded. The racks for the 16 rounds of ammunition can be seen inside the compartments.

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

 
 

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