Tiger 1 Triivia

[privatepete]

Hi I found this odd ball while putting ISM Quiz question together.

In July 1943 the Pro-German Lieutenant General Hiroshi Oshima at the military attaché in the Japanese Embassy, Japan negotiated with Germany and formally decided on importing the Tiger.
 
A single Tiger 1 tank was purchased by the Japanese army for 625,000 Reichsmarks including radio gear and ammunition, but the tank was never shipped due to "wartime conditions". It was loaned to the Wehrmacht for service. By the way, the Japanese paid almost double the usual sum for their tank, which normally cost the Wehrmacht 300,000 Reichsmarks (fully equipped).

 In 1943, Japanese sent 12 IJA Officers to go to Nazi Germany to conduct German armoured tanks and vehicles. The head of this group was Imperial Japanese Army's Colonel Ishide, an experienced Officer in the Japanese tank corps. These troops purchased 4 vehicles in total, being the Panzer VI Tiger, Panzer V Panther, Panzer III N, and Panzer III J. Japan spent a month in Nazi Germany conducting testing trials on these tanks, however they were not sent to Japan. Due to the war situation,
Payment of the Tiger tank was confirmed by Henschel on February 28th, 1944. However, when the purchased Tiger could not be shipped, it was loaned by Japan to the German army. The tank went to what was being formed as the 101st SS heavy tank battalion in Belgium.



Colonel Ishide and assistants with German officers in front of their Panther .

[d6mst0]

I knew of this story but never seen any photos until now. Thanks for sharing.

[SteelScooter]

The online PC game World of Tanks has the Japanese Tiger as a Premium vehicle. It is in a what if livery as if the Tiger was actually delivered:

[Kevthemodeller]

I never knew that, they did quite a bit of this sort of thing with aircraft and subs.

Well done Pete thanks for sharing

[privatepete]

I knew of this story but never seen any photos until now. Thanks for sharing.

Hi, glad I was able to fill in the blank's
Pete

[privatepete]

The online PC game World of Tanks has the Japanese Tiger as a Premium vehicle. It is in a what if livery as if the Tiger was actually delivered:

Have you played the game using the Japanese tiger if so, was wondering how it got on sadly never played the game, don't look right in though markings.
Pete

[privatepete]

I never knew that, they did quite a bit of this sort of thing with aircraft and subs.

Well done Pete thanks for sharing

Hi Kev it's amazing what's on the internet, I was only checking the Lottery numbers no didn't win
Pete