![]() Unfortunately for the tank’s five man crew, “Grendel” had transmission problems and had to drive in reverse off the field to get repaired. That is why Russian tanks like the T34, which are roughly the same size and shape, are used as the base for Tiger replicas. Most German armor was melted down and used to fix the rest of Europe after the war, Short explained. There is only one working Tiger left in the world, according to Short, and it is in a museum in England. “It was also used in ‘Band of Brothers,’” he said. There were three tanks used in the film, Short explained, and this one was the most detailed since it was used for all the close up shots. “This is the same tank Tom Hanks and his men blew up in the film,” Short said. This tank saw action on the Russian front in 1943, Short said, and was eventually made into a replica of a Tiger for the film, “Saving Private Ryan.” ![]() “This is a Russian T34-85 World War II era tank modified to look like a German Tiger tank of the same period,” Randy Short, co-owner of the vehicle, said. ![]() Along with the usual crop of jeeps, half-tracks, motorcycles and light armored vehicles, a new armored predator roamed the battlefield. FORT INDIANTOWN GAP – This year’s Battle of the Bulge reenactment saw the most period vehicles in the event’s 71 year history.
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