Tiger II - Fort Knox

Photographs courtesy of Andreas Elesky

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Crew breathing tube

Driver seat from the rear

Driver seat from the rear 2

Electrical plugs behind the radio operator

Gunners elevation and fireing mechanism

Commanders hacth from inside

Hull rear ammunition storage

Hydraulic drive and elevation mechanism

Hydraulic reservoir in the rear

Hydraulic reservoir

Inside view of close defence mechanism

Loaders auxillery traversing mechanism

Loaders co-axial machine un and recoil mechanism

Loaders machine gun

Loaders position

Loaders position (facing forwards)

Loaders machine guns ammunition tray

Loaders position pneumatic counter balance

Loaders position right rear hull ammunition stowage

Loaders position stowage tray

Loaders position traverse locking mechanism

Loaders seat facing gun

Main gun breech

Main gun breech and breech block

Main gun recoil mechanism

Main gun travel lock

Scissors periscope mount

Mounting point for turret basket

Radio operators position

Radio operators machine gun

Radio operators hatch mechanism

Radio operators position (facing rear)

Radio operators position

Radio racks above transmission cover

Rain cover mount

Right turret hull ammo

Spent shell case ejector hatch

Spent shell case guard

Spent case hatch (top is rear)

Commanders position

Commanders hatch swing arm

Rear turret top

Additional reading

Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B "Tiger II"

Technical details and photographs of the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B "Tiger II"

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