Unpacking the ammo from boxesThe grenades for the Tiger were delivered in wooden boxes, the 88mm rounds were packed by 2 protected against the elements.
The crew had to unload the boxes from a truck and unpack all rounds first.
Giving throughAfter unpacking the rounds they had to be passed on inside the tank.
A Tiger could store 92 rounds, weighing between 10 and 8 kg a heavy task.
Dangers could come from everywhere, airattacks, artillery, the crew had to work fast.
through the hatch into the racksEnd of the line, the loader was responsible for storing the rounds. The rounds were stored in metal boxes spread out left and right on the sides in the hull of the tank.
The tank also had room for 5.850 7.92 mm rounds, these were stored in sacks of 150 rounds spread out through the tank.
Handing over from SdKfz 251 ammo vehicle.Another way of supply was by using specialized ammo vehicles like this Sd.Kfz. 251/1 conversion.