Cat Family Reunion - Tiger 1 with Leopard 1 & Leopard 2
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Published 2018-04-29
The Tank Museum at Bovington, UK held their 9th Tiger Day tank running event on Saturday 28th April 2018.
Their Tiger 1 tank, unit coded 131, was on display in the main tank hall of the museum from where it was started up and moved out into the Kuwait arena, where it was driven around in front of the large crowd.
As well as a number of other tanks that were also on show in the arena, the Tank Museums own Canadian Leopard C2 tank - an export version of the Leopard 1 - and a Dutch Leopard 2A4 were also on show and put through their paces next to the Tiger tank.
The Dutch Leopard 2A4 is one of only 2 that have been retained in Holland as working museum vehicles, following their retirement from Dutch Army service and the sale of the remaining Dutch Leopard 2A4s to Finland. The Dutch Army have since reformed a single tank unit and are now equipped with more advanced Leopard 2A5 and 2A6 tanks that they lease from Germany.
The Tiger 1 tank is officially designated Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger 1 Ausf.E (SdKfz 181).
1354 Tiger 1 tanks were made between 1942 and 1944. Of these only 6 that are substantially intact survive and this Tiger 1 is the only one that is currently in running order.
The Tank Museums Tiger1, known as 'Tiger 131', was captured by the British Army, during an action against German Africa Corps troops and tanks at Gueriat el Atach, Tunisia (known as Point 174), during an attack there by 2nd Battalion The Sherwood Foresters on 24 April 1943.
The Tiger, although only lightly damaged, was disabled by a lucky 6 pounder round shot from the main gun of a British Churchill Tank from 48th Royal Tank Regiment, which was supporting the Sherwood Foresters from some way behind, the shell becoming lodged in the Tiger tanks turret ring preventing it from operating. The Tiger was abandoned by its crew, who fortunately failed to ignite the demolition charge that was carried in all Tiger tanks.
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All Comments (21)
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the fact that there is only a gap of 37 years between the Tiger and the Leopard 2 demonstrate how absurdly fast was the technology development during the cold war
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It's like an old veteran coming out with his walking stick and old costume on...you can see the age, but still looks badass and commands respect.
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The Leopards to the Tiger: "hello, grandpa!"
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The Tiger and the Leopard are both legends. German engineering at it's best.
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It doesn't matter which tank they are showing. When the Tiger appears it steals the show...
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This old beast still commands respect.
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You know you are a Tiger lover when you see it pick up that little burst of speed and have tears in your eyes. I hope we can preserve these for a very long time to come. :)
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I couldn’t imagine how truly terrifying that must’ve been for the allies when they came across the first Tiger 1! To see it as an infantryman come out of nowhere must’ve scared the living shit out of them. Not to mention being in a Sherman and watching your shell bounce repeatedly off the front. A tigerTiger 1 is truly a monster!!
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My great uncle drove in one of those Tigers. My grandmother would tell me the story of how proud she and the family was when they saw him the first time driving through their village and how amazed she was by the rumble of the engine and the sheer size of the tank.
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The Tiger I still has Fear Factor all these years later. Iconic design and it just screams power. Even alongside a Leopard, it does not look like an antique. Props to the men who devote their life to restoring WWII tanks, and we all know which is the one tank everyone wants from that era (besides the folks who prefer a Panther). Even though it was the war-winner, who really wants a T-34? You could probably still buy one cheaply somewhere in the old USSR. The Krauts built sexy beasts, just not enough of them.
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long after WW2 the Tiger tank is still very scary looking
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the TIGER is the TIGER , is THE TIGER for all times ! ...and yes, i know all about its design failures. but at least no other tank looks like the TIGER and shows so much pure migthy power...
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Now if they could add a Panther and King Tiger II to have all of the "Big Cats" in one place!!!
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Leopard I&II: Grandpa, how can you travel to so many countries without passport? Tiger I: Oh kids, that's a long long story.
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At the family reunion, granddad still running is a bit of a miracle, but he got some awesome stories to tell.
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Rookie driver that day, huh? Look at that lady in the radio hatch, she's smiling from ear to ear. You know she's loving every moment in that Tiger
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Bovington has really improved the engine performance of the old cat since it was first restored and run some 15 years ago. When it first ran, it was very temperamental. Now it runs smoothly.
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I love cats. German cats are the best!
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Leopard II for sure much more modern...but Tiger is something classic👍
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Looks Gorgeous With the Wide-Tracks That's My Favorite thing about the Design of these Tanks
