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Starting up a Tiger Tank the Old-fashioned Way

The Bovington Tank Museum in the UK has the only running Tiger tank left in the world, and the restored inertia starter was used for the first time since WW2 to crank up the tank. The tank is brought out for maneuvers during the bi-annual Tankfest at the museum grounds and will be featured this coming March.

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Added: Dec-16-2011 Occurred On: Dec-13-2011
By: khara
In: World News, Weapons
Tags: tiger, tank, crank, inertia, starter, bovington, uk
Location: Dorset, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom (UK/GB) (load item map)
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  • 1940's German engineering was remarkable! We are lucky they had Hitler or else they might own Europe today.

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
    Flashovr (1885.00)  

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  • Awesome!! My grandfather was in the 6th Armored and faced many a tiger.

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
    CrapFactory (111.82)  

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    • @CrapFactory My grandfathers ashes are scatered at bovington he was a tank commader in WW2 in the british army. Great vid thanks op. By the way i would recomend any one to go to the bovington tank museum its a great day out for all the family to enjoy and by visiting you help keep the museum going... And if you go on certain days you can see the challenger 2 in action all 60tons and maybe some live firing! + lots of other smaller tanks and apc's. Also the tiger tank (which was a modifed russain More..

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      the welshman (238.58)  

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  • Nice video, voted.

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
    MikL0 (1003.68)  

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  • Fascinating...

    Thanks for posting this!

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
    sjefke (692.56)  

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  • When he brought out the cranking handle i thought-you're having a laugh! The explanation with the gearing is so typically good German engineering and works flawlessly though.

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
    Zeb (634.00)  

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  • I know the T34 is classed as the most successful tank of WW2, but this machine as got to be the most deadliest.

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    truebrit49 (272.22)  

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  • Very cool bit of history and machinery.Thanks.

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
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  • Loved that.

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
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  • The guy trying to fit the pin,if I was standing there I would have asked "need a little hair around that to get it in" All kidding aside that is a great job and a great post. voted.

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
    555chevy (1096.88)  

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  • choppy enough?

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  • I bet that beauty would still give a T-72 a run for it's money.

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    EmrysM (1848.26)  

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  • Good vid. Nice to know somebody somewhere is keeping this piece of history alive.
    Imagine trying to turn that thing over in a Russian winter - Oy!

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  • http://tankmuseum.org/

    Specific Tiger tank events:

    Tiger Day 1
    31st March 2012

    Tiger Day 2
    22nd September 2012

    Full directions here: http://www.tankmuseum.org/find_us


    '2012 marks the 70th Anniversary of the Tiger tank; one of the most feared and revered machines in the history of warfare.

    To mark the conclusion of our latest Heritage Lottery and PRISM Fund sponsored conservation project, The Tank Museum is hosting a special event exploding the myths and exploring the reality behind the More..

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
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  • Sounds smooth enough now lets get that 88 in order

    Posted Dec-16-2011 By 
    CptDoom (286.36)  

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