Re: LRO: Kelly's Heroes : Re: LRs in WWII movies

From: Ivan Van Laningham (ivanlan@pauahtun.org)
Date: Wed Apr 04 2001 - 16:25:46 EDT

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Hi All--

Paul Quin wrote:
>
> Makes me think of the scene from "Kelly's Heroes" where Donald Sutherland's
> driver trades his Sherman for his dream Tiger. He was very shocked to find
> out just how bad the conditions were inside the Tiger. At least that movie
> (Starring Clint Eastwood among many others - great movie...) made an attempt
> having the tanks look like Tigers. I think that they were actually plywood
> mock-ups on some other tank chassis as the turrets were just to big compared
> the rest of the hull...
>

Tigers were also *seriously* underpowered. IIRC, only 425 HP? Vs.
Panthers at around 700.

<no-wonder-they-got-stuck-in-mud-puddles>-ly y'rs,
Ivan;-)
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