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Japanese test driving Tiger I
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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 03:58 AM UTC
Found this photo over at panzerdiesel. Two Japanese officers taking a Tiger for a spin. Wouldn't that have been a nasty suprise for the Marines?



The URL to the article is here http://www.panzerdiesel.com/data/e/29j.html
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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 04:14 AM UTC
Great photo. I can see diorama potential here. A group of German and Japanese officers admiring the Tiger as 2 junior officers prepare for a demonstration ride. TamiyaCon here I come...
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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 05:03 AM UTC
Yo, GS, that is what I was thinking. Something hypothetical, Tiger in that funky Japanese WW 2 camo sitting in hull down in a tropical jungle... I thought the picture was extremely cool, too.

Shaun
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Posted: Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 06:30 PM UTC
Wonder why the Japanese never copied this, they could have used it in Mongolia against the Russians at war's end
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Posted: Friday, June 27, 2003 - 06:45 AM UTC
Was Japanese industry capable of mass producing heavy armour late in the war? I know their aircraft industry was reduced to a shambles by the bombing campaign.

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