Comments on: Hitler was committing the same error he had made at Stalingrad https://www.isegoria.net/2023/10/hitler-was-committing-the-same-error-he-had-made-at-stalingrad/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:26:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: M. Mack https://www.isegoria.net/2023/10/hitler-was-committing-the-same-error-he-had-made-at-stalingrad/comment-page-1/#comment-3624634 M. Mack Sun, 15 Oct 2023 15:47:04 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50226#comment-3624634 The “Tiger” tanks the author mentions were not tanks per se, but the Ferdinand/Elefant tank destroyer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant

They were designed as a stand-off/ambush type vehicle. It was not expected to be used in a direct assault. As with other examples of German machinery it showed a fetish for overly complex engineering (Petrol/Electric Drive) combined with a common issue with mid to late war German tanks: Massive weight gain from The Leader demanding more armor and bigger guns tied to a powertrain that was overtaxed to move the damned thing.

The true Tiger tanks were armed with a co-axial machine gun in the turret and one in the front of the hull.

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