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Originally Posted by Nobody1
The armor was also good. I once read a story about a tiger which got a hit in the chain system in the middle of a fight. After the hit, the Tiger was just partially maneuverable. The tank commander decided to withdraw from the battle and as a wounded tank, he was naturally a welcome target for numerous enemy tanks and antitank-units. Nevertheless, the commander drove to the nearest repair stop. About 80 km. There, they counted about 120 more hits. This tank was combat-ready the next day.
Unfortunately, i don't know where i've read that story.
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I have heard a story similar to this as well, if I had to guess, this story originated during the middle of WW2. During Mid 1942 to Early 1943, many of the armies of the various combatants in the war still had 37mm and 50mm or equivalent caliber guns as the standard Anti-Tank weapon still in wide use, the Soviet army was still using the 14.5 Anti-Tank Rife right up to 1943.
These guns would not be strong enough to penetrate the Tiger's front or side armor, so it would have been entirely possilbe that the Tiger I tank would have been able to take that many hits from all sides and still drive away.