Those were T-34s, previously mockup up for another movie and already on hand in Yugoslavia when the production company came along. Quite frankly, they were the best mocked up German tanks seen in any movie for decades. Most armor nuts concede that at least they tried and didn't use stock T-34s or modern tanks for German ones.
And probably sat noticeably too far forward in the hull.
Rule seems to be that if he looks cool with it then it will be used. 'Ad Astra' had him crying in zero gravity even though it was so wrong and they knew it. They went that way solely because he looked so good doing it- yet another complaint about stuff seen in movies. An actor looks good doing something which they include for no other reason than that.I also didn't like how Brad Pitt's character had to have all the odd stuff, like a pre-war tanker jacket and boots, a .45 caliber revolver (all very rare for 1945) and Russian goggles.
The other tell is the lack of overlapping road wheels, something that German tanks from the Panther were known for. They were a feature that was designed to help reduce the overall ground pressure produced by their tanks and while it did work, it also made maintenance and the replacement of inner road wheels a serious pain. It also proved to be an issue in Russia during Barbarossa when mud that caught up in the road wheels would freeze overnight forcing the tank's crew to thaw out the mud before moving.Yeah, the turrets are too big for a T-34 hull and too far forward. Same issue with the "Saving Private Ryan" ones, they did the same thing. Oddly, a T-55 conversion was suggested and shot down. That would have made for a far better looking Tiger, as that hull would be quite close in size and the turret ring is about dead center on the hull as a MKVI's one was.
In recent years, there have been a few Tiger and Panther conversions from T-55s, and they look decent (though not perfect, still better than the T-34 ones).
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There was a complete "from the ground up" Tiger tank made for a Russian movie but it was never used. Photos of it are online, but facts are sketchy about whatever happened to it.
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"Fury" used the only real running Tiger, and also a full mockup mounted on a postwar Brit APC chassis (the mockup was for sale at the "War and Peace" show the following summer). That movie was very well done for the 'stuff,' but the plot was a little... odd. Some vets (correctly) took exception of the depiction of shooting POWs just to make a point.
I also didn't like how Brad Pitt's character had to have all the odd stuff, like a pre-war tanker jacket and boots, a .45 caliber revolver (all very rare for 1945) and Russian goggles.
The costume guy is a well-known chrome-plated ******* out of England, though.
high school/college nerds in movies and TV can fix anything electronic and hack into (and completely take over) any computer, audio, or video system. Also they are master level experts at video editing, graphic design, coding, and welding. But they cannot change a tire. And they play lots of video games, but are terrible at them and almost always get beat if they go up against someone whose last gaming experience was super Mario brothers in the arcade.
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Funny you'd mention this. One of my soldiers when I was active duty was in Desert Storm, and he said they were clearing what seemed to be an abandoned trench line, so they could set up for the night. Some Iraqi solider came out with an AK, gave a few US soldiers the "mano e mano" look, tossed his AK, pulled out a knife and gestured for them to come get him.
