Tiger "S01" is destroyed

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Although we cannot see any markings, this must be a destroyed Tiger of the "Das Reich" division; the cut-out edge of the turret bin is found only on Tigers of that unit. And we can be even more specific; because it has the second type of side skirts (without end caps) then it must be their Befehlstiger, "S01". The wrongly angled engine adaptor plate is another clue.

The gun is drooping but is also in the recoil position; gravity did not put it there, so the crew may have destroyed it in the usual way (drain the hydraulics then fire the gun). The partially removed tracks also suggest that this wreck was in German hands for a time. But it's strange that the jack was not taken.

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