Tank Movie!

I may be a little late getting to the party on this one however I thought I’d post a pic of every treadheads favourite Tiger on the set of Fury, the upcoming Brad Pitt World War 2 movie currently being filmed in sleepy old England. It would seem that Bovington has agreed to supply said Tigger to the studio (for megabucks one would assume) to add a realism to the movie.

Below is an extract from Wikipedia on the history of Tiger 131.

Tiger 131

On 21 April 1943, a Tiger I of the 504th German heavy tank battalion, with turret number 131, was captured on a hill called Djebel Djaffa in Tunisia. A 6-pounder solid shot from aChurchill tank of the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment hit the Tiger's gun barrel and ricocheted into its turret ring, jamming its traverse and wounding the commander. The crew bailed out and the tank was captured. After repairs, the tank was sent to England for a thorough inspection.

The captured tank was officially handed over to the Bovington Tank Museum by the British Ministry of Supply on 25 September 1951. In June 1990, the tank was removed from display at the museum and work began on its restoration. This was carried out both by the museum and the Army Base Repair Organisation and involved an almost complete disassembly of the tank. The Maybach HL230 engine from the museum's Tiger II was installed (the Tiger's original Maybach HL210 had been sectioned for display), along with a modern fire-suppressant system in the engine compartment. In December 2003, Tiger 131 returned to the museum, restored and in running condition.

There are more pics here and if you scroll down you’ll see what looks to be the profile of a Panther as well. From what I’ve read so far it is a fictional story however it seems they are using a large amount of WW2 AFV’s. Purely from a wargamers visual experience I’m quite excited about this!