Tank war tiger 131. Behind the myth and hyperbole with which it is often associated tiger 131 tells an important story about the human element in tank warfare. It is also likely to have been the same shot that stove in the armour above the drivers compartment. Tiger 131 is a german tiger i heavy tank captured by the british 48th royal tank regiment in tunisia during world war ii. If the tank museum could determine the calibre of this shot from the surviving scars it would help determine how tiger 131 was knocked out.
The museums tiger 131 a world famous second world war tank is the only running tiger i in the world and visitors to the tank museum on 14 september will have a chance to see the tiger live in action. The crew of tiger 131. What shot tiger 131. Tiger 131 is a german tiger i heavy tank captured by the british 48th royal tank regiment in tunisia during world war ii.
One of its two yearly outings. Left shows the underside of tiger 131s gun barrell.