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Sorry to come into this thread 6 years late, but a lot of research has been happening inside WWW.TIIF.DE and we can answer all of these questions now. There was never a 125 in the 501 in Tunisia. The numbers were empty white outlines for the first company, and filled with red for the second...

But the tank appears to have been built in March 1943, judging by its physical features. David

Thank you Terry, that was my point. Doyle and Jentz do state that the small idlers were introduced to the production line after the steel wheels. Here is a large idler; And here is a small idler. The central hub is the same size. The outer rim has been shrunk inwards: Here is our one and...

Here is the proof that the tank has a turret ring on the hull top, or at least it dates from the time of those rings: The muzzle brakes can be hard to tell apart when you don't have a good view. But look at how the corners of the two holes line up: I have photos of both idler types, they...

I should have explained where I get these statements, but I was worried that a too technical post might not be interesting. Firstly, let's point out that Doyle and Jentz are famous for not using anything but original materials. These gentlemen spend years researching for their works and they...

I don't have original data; Doyle and Jentz tracked that down. I have their book. The hull of 007 quite clearly displays features that weren't introduced until after the steel wheels became standard; in one case, a whole 50 tanks later. Yes, it is. But the binocular gunsight remained in use...

Perhaps I should have stated the conclusions which I thought obvious. 007 had: Steel wheels Turret protector ring Probably the thin roof Small idlers Probably the binocular gunsight Large muzzle brake No grenade launcher in the roof No crane sockets on the turret roof No rear travel lock and...

Let's try to resolve the question of 007's wheels by reference to the photo of 007 and the excellent reference book "DW to Tiger 1" Many of the roadwheels have been removed from the wreck; in fact I cannot see any remaining roadwheels on the left side. There are silhouettes of roadwheels on the...