25th Tank Brigade Technical
Intelligence Summary No. 1: PzKpfw VI Tiger

The following information has been received from examination of a captured PzKpfw VI in the field. 25 February 1943.

Armour - Machineable quality a. Front:     Lower Nose Plate     Upper Nose Plate     Drivers Front Plate     Small base plate below lower nose plate b. Turret: sides and rear c. Sides:     Upper     Lower behind bogies d. Rear e. Floor f: Top

MM 102   62 102   62   82   82   62   82   26   26

Inches 4.01 2.44 4.01 2.44 3.22 3.22 2.44 3.22 1.02 1.02

Angle 20º 80º 10º 60º Vertical Vertical Vertical 20º

Armament
One 88mm gun with double baffle muzzle brake, one MG coaxially mounted on left of gun.
One MG on right of driver.

Ammunition
Marked on base 8.8cm Flak I8

Tracks
Width 2 ft 4.5 in

Penetration Performance of British Anti-tank Guns
Armour Piercing High Velocity (HVAP) Shot

57 mm 6 Pounders Mark II & III

102 mm (4.01 in) 82 mm (3.22 in) 62 mm (2.44 in)

Normal Normal 10º 20º 30º Normal 10º 20º 30º

220 yards   920 yards   770 yards   620 yards   475 yards 1680 yards 1540 yards 1400 yards 1260 yards

57 mm 6 Pounders Mk IV & V

102 mm (4.01 in) 82 mm (3.32 in) 62 mm (2.24 in)

Normal 10º 20º Normal 10º 20º 30º Normal 10º 20º 30º

450 yards   250 yards   100 yards 1150 yards 1000 yards   860 yards   725 yards 1910 yards 1770 yards 1630 yards 1490 yards

40 mm 2 Pounder

62 mm (2.44 in)

Normal 10º 20º 30º

750 yards   530 yards   320 yards   100 yards

Notes:
The above data, is reproduced from the original for the sake of clarity.
The Tiger used for the penetration tests was one abandoned by the Germans, 20th January, 1943.
The armour piercing ammunition was the best available at the time of the February 1943 test. The result of tests subsequently carried out using later Marks of 6 pounder ammunition and US 75 mm guns are given below.

    6 Pounder Gun 30º Penetration Data
    Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS) Shot Mark I

Range in Yards 500 1000 1500 2000

6 Pdr Mark III 118 mm 104 mm 92 mm 87 mm

6 Pdr Mark V 127 mm 110 mm 95 mm 83 mm

    US 75 mm Tank Gun 30º Penetration Data

Range in Yards 500 1000 1500 2000

Gun M2 60 mm 53 mm 46 mm 38 mm

Gun M3 66 mm 60 mm 55 mm 50 mm

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