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Honestly, the answer to this depends on where they get their news from. More and more people are turning away from Fox news as they showed the direction of the network is clearly shifting during this election season. But for those that get all of their news from a single left leaning source, this is what they see:Biden assembling his transition teamDHS hacking expert says this was the most secure election in historySource: Trump family trying to talk him into concessionTrump considering run in 2024I admit, if I relied on the bubble of fake news pulling out all stops to convince us this election is over, I might be leaning towards having Trump concede.But I have said for years, being a natural cynic, you need to read news from a number of different sources. I have noticed a shift by Fox in recent years away from the model established by the late Roger Ailes. The fact that they jumped to the left with both feet in this election season, is I think, telling.But there are other sources to look at:BreitbartOANNewsmaxRush Limbaugh and other Talk radioSo I would say that while a good chunk of those 72 million voters likely thinks the election is over, a fair number of those people are aware of the various means of election fraud used by the left in this election to steal it from voters. Of course that is very dangerous and acceptance of it would mean the end of free and fair elections in this country. Make no mistake, if we don’t expose this for what it is, expect another pandemic in about 3 years to force us to rely on mail in ballots again since it is so much easier to steal an election as we are seeing now. Here are some of the compelling facts surrounding this election:Thousands of dead people voted450,000 ballots voted for Joe Biden and no other raceReports of ballot drops in the wee hours on November 4th…hundreds of thousands of votes for only Joe BidenProblems with votes being shifted from Trump to BidenProblems related to the dominion software and possible hackingbackdating ballots to count themcuring or transposing ballots by poll workersuse of military hacking programs, hammer and scorecardconfusing vote machines in AZ…green button, red button issuesimproperly counted ballots that should have been discardedfailure to allow access to poll sitters to view counting of ballotspeople in NV voting illegally (not residents for 30 days)2.7 million votes identified as taken from Trumps column and either not posted or added to Bidens numbersTrump ballots that were found shreddedAs you can see it is an impressive list.Based on this, I say, “Keep going Mr President!”

There are lots of mysteries India has that science cannot explain. we shall see few of themDear Quora readers this is little longer post as it has in depth information . I have shared my knowledge and reference from the other websites.each one of them is unique and these are proud monuments of India. welcome to the mysteries of India.I have given 4 best mysteries they are:1. The Konark Sun Temple, odissa2. Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjore, Tamilnadu,3.Kailasa Temple Engineering Marvel Of India’s Master Builders4. Temples of Mahabalipuram – Chennai , TamilnaduHope you will read till the end to enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!! welcome and share your comment.1. The Konark Sun Temple, odissaThe construct is also hiding much numerical mysticism connected to time. The sun defines time by its passage across the sky. The carriage has 24 wheels for the lunar phases according to Indian tradition. And the wheels as such are miracles. They have 8 spokes, symbolizing the 8 periods of a day as was traditional in old India.The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has also featured on various list of Seven Wonders of India. The temple is 35 km from Puri and 65 km from Bhubaneswar.It took 16 years to built the sun temple and it was made of black granite and black pagoda.The temple has earned the pride of being one of the World Heritage Sites in the world. This is due to the unique architectural style of the temple, which is completely made out of stone and comprises fine stone carvings.The entire structure, resembling a colossal chariot with 12 pairs of wheels, lavishly sculpted with symbolic motifs and pulled by seven horses, was so designed to let the first rays of the sun fall on the main entrance, say experts.The main attraction of the temple is its twelve pairs of wheels located at the base of the temple. These wheels are not ordinary wheels but tell time as well – the spokes of the wheels create a sundial.SourceHindufaqsOne can calculate the precise time of the day by just looking at the shadow cast by these spokes.The Science behind the Construction.A heavy magnet was placed at the temple top and every two stones of the temple is sandwiched by iron plates. The idol was said to have been floating in air due to the arrangement of magnets.SourcepinimgThe unique arrangement of the main magnet along with the other magnets caused the main idol of the temple to float in air.Stories Which Remain As Legends With No AnswersThe temple had iron beams between the stones and a central magnet which held the beams in place. Later the loadstone was removed during the Portuguese period since it was disturbing the compasses and ships running aground. The other stones/beams held in alignment by magnetic force till now, crashed regularly to bring the destruction.Statue of sun god at Konarak sun temple,Konarak,Orissa,India World HeritageThe main pratima (idol) was believed to be floating in the air because of the unique arrangements of the main magnets and other series of magnets. When the balance was disturbed, it was shattered in the absence of binding forces.The placement of the temple had been aligned in a way that the first rays of the sun falling on the coast would pass through the Nata Mandir and would reflect from the diamond placed at the centre of this idol in the main sanctum. This phenomenon would last for a couple of minutes in the early morning.An 1838 painting by FergussonLocal legends say that the huge 12 chariot wheels have been designed as sun dials to find time accurate to 1.5 minutes. To calculate this, one must place a long stick at an axis parallel to ground and note where the shadow falls. The distance between two wider spokes is of three hours (180 minutes). This is subdivided by the thinner spoke into 90 minutes. This is subdivided by 30 beads in the rim into three minutes. Depending on where the shadow falls in the bead, it can be refined to 1.5 minutes. Also, for each month, a particular wheel needs to be selected. Even the modern day sun dials have sidereal corrections to cover lateral movement of sun over seasons and its efficacy still remains a myth.Iron BeamsThere was an advanced smelting foundry for casting iron beams, which interspersed stone beams and boulders to bear loadMadala Panji – the chronicle of Puri Jagannath Temple started by Anandavarma Chodagangadev (1078-1150), and also talks about some of the events of the Sun Temple.Researchers have painstakingly collated this palm script manual with 23 leaves written in Karani script in Old Oriya. This details the temple plan, full view diagrams and cross sections. These are the only visual clues to the original state of the temple as it stood in the 16th century.courtesy :- The Many Mysteries Of The Konark Sun Temple,by Sivasankar Babu - Jul 14, 2018, 2:41 pmKONARK WHEELSun Temple of Konark is renowned throughout the world for its stone sculptures. The temple was designed in the shape of a huge chariot drawn by 7 mighty spirited horses on 12 pairs (total 24 wheels) of gorgeously decorated wheels at its base. The size of the wheel is of 9 feet 9 inches in diameter and each one of them having 8 wider spokes and 8 thinner spokes.Out of these 24 wheels 6 are in either side of the main temple, 4 wheels are on each side of the Mukhasala and 2 wheels on each side of steps at eastern front. The huge wheels of the Konark Temple are one of the major attractions for visitors.Various theories have been advocated regarding the significance of Konark wheel. According to some, the 7 horses represent the days of the week and the 12 pairs of wheels represent the 12 months of the year and the 24 wheels signifies 24 hours of a day and the 8 major spokes signifies prahars (three hour period) of a day. According to others, the wheels of the chariot have been interpreted as the 'Wheel of Life'. They portray the cycle of creation, preservation and achievement of realisation. These 12 pairs of wheels may also possibly represent the 12 zodiac signs. Some also believe that the Wheel of Konark is the same as the Dharmachakra of the Buddhists - The Wheel of Karma, The Wheel of the Law.out of these 24 wheels, 2 wheels will show you the time accurately from sun rise to sun set. In the wheel and you put your finger at centre of the axel and along with other tourists was surprised that the finger's shadow showed the precise time of the day. It's difficult to explain the technique in writing so I created following images based on his explanation.The Konark wheel has 8 wider spokes and 8 thinner spokes. The distance between two wider spokes is of 3 hours (180 minutes). The thinner spoke between two wider spokes is of 1.5 hours (90 minutes). There are 30 beads between one wider spoke to the next thinner spoke and each bead represents 3 minutes. The Sun dial shows time in anti-clockwise and the top centre wider spoke represents 12 o' clock midnight.courtesy :- Konark Wheel, Konark Temple Wheel, Wheel of Konark, Konark Sun Dial_______________________________________some of the other pictures2. Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjore, Tamilnadu,Thanjavur Brihadeeswara temple is one of the most ancient temple, situated in the city of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India. Thanjavur named after the legendry asura "Tanjan", is one of the ancient temples in India. In ancient days, Thanjavur known as “The rice bowl of Tamil Nadu,” was an important city to the ancient Cholas. It was remade by the Cholas from a collection of villages into a major temple center 1000 years ago, with the construction of the Brihadisvara Temple in the center of the city, and the city then built up around it.How did Cholas lift 80 tons of Granite to a 216-foot tower (Gopuram) at the Tanjore Brihadeeswarar Temple?The vimanam(temple tower) is 216 ft high. How did the cholas lift 80 tons during those days when the modern equipment a were not available? Did they use cranes or some other method to lift the kumbham?Shadow Disappears at noon: The most intersting part of this temple is the shadow of the temple, which surprisingly never falls on the ground at noon.The Brihadeshwar Temple is one of the tallest temples in the world and is so designed that the viman does not cast a shadow at noon during any part of the year.Musical pillars: At the entrance of sanctum sanctorum, one can see the two idols of Ganesha in the corridor. On taping the two, you will feel the sound traveling through stone in one idol and through metal on the other. The main hall of the temple is said to have been used by the dancers and musicians performing in service of Shiva. There are some musical pillars producing different sounds when tapped.3.Kailasa Temple Engineering Marvel Of India’s Master BuildersThe Kailasha or Kailashanatha temple is the largest monolithic rock-cut temple in the world, located in the Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. A megalith carved out of one single rock, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in India because of its size, architecture and sculptural treatmentConstruction methodThe Kailasa Temple is notable for its vertical excavation—carvers started at the top of the original rock and excavated downward. The traditional methods were rigidly followed by the master architect which could not have been achieved by excavating from the front.where each pillar will speak its divine valueThe construction is so pious and strong that several attempts by terrorist aurangazeb and his Islamic followers to break the the temple pillars and cause denigration to the divine structure only led to further decimation of Mughal invasion. And very minor damage was done to some of the elephants present in huge structureThe Kailasa temple is crown and part of the Ellora cave group. It is built at number 16th cave among total of 34 caves. The Ellora caves are not natural caves that is built by nature out of wear and tear of seasons and movement of earth, but spiritual dwellings excavated manually by Hindus out of the face of a cliff. Built between 5- 6 th century.4. Temples of Mahabalipuram – Chennai , TamilnaduMahabalipuram, situated about 60 km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, is an ancient port town known for its stone carvings and stone temples. It was built largely between the 7th and the 9th centuries. This port city of Pallavas is a one of a kind tourist destination worth a visit.According to the legends and history books, Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram was called ‘Kadalmalai’ meaning the land of sea and mountain. Later it got its popular name Mahabalipuram after the the kind-hearted asura king Mahabali. However, when the Pallavas started ruling the place, the name was changed again and kept after the name of one the first powerful kings from this dynasty namely Narasimhavarman-I who was also known as Mamallan1. The group of monuments is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.When seen from a distance it resembles the Dharamraja rath (Chariot). The shore temple is a collection of seven temples or seven pagodas as popularly known. Out of these seven temples five temples are still visible while two temples are submereged in the water. The tip of one such temple can be seen inside the water during a ferry ride which is available near to the beach area.2. There are five chariots dedicated to the Pandavas.3. There are bass reliefs (structures protruding from the base of the rock) of the Descent of the Ganges that are very famous.4. These temples were built by three generations of the Pallava Kings and it took 200 years to plan and create the site.5. Shore temple is the most prominent of them all.6. The Shore Temple is the last monument built and was built from the top to the bottom, unlike most others in general.7. Most of these monuments are monolithic, i.e. carved out of one single rock.Krishna’s Butter Ball:Weird But True: The mystery of the balancing rock of MahabalipuramThis is one of those unexplained mysteries in science. At Mahabalipuram the 20 feet high and 5 meter wide rock estimated to weigh over 250 tons seems to pull off a balancing act like no other. Known locally as Krishna’s Butter Ball is not a rock that stands on an extremely small and slippery area of a hill. It’s hard not to wonder how such a big structure is stationary at a place where it’s impossible to be so. And it’s been there for over 1200 years. Yes you heard that right 1200 years seemingly defying the laws of physics.Its original Tamil name is "Vaanirai Kal" which literally translates to "Stone of The Sky God"Fact: This rock is bigger and heavier than the monolithic stones of Ollantaytambo, Peru or Machu Picchu.The science:The rock is balanced upon a 4 feet area of the hill. Its simple physics that a structure needs a 250 ton rock has a far-fetched chance of resting on a 4 feet area for such a long period. To site imagery, imagine a ball on a slope, unless it has a heavy footing it rolls down pretty fast.The push attempt:In 1908 the then Governor of Madras Arthur Lawley decided the boulder to be too dangerous to nearby homes and wanted it removed. Seven elephants were employed to push the rock. But to everyone’s surprise the rock couldn’t be moved and the task was abandoned.INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE SHORE TEMPLE:The Shore Temple was classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.Each year in winter (December/January), Dance festival is organized by Department of Tourism, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Classical Indian dances like Kathakali, Bharatanatyam, Kathak , Mohini Attam, Kuchipudi and Odissi are performed by the stalwarts in the month long festival.The rows of beautifully stone carved Nandi bulls line the boundary of the temple.A large statue of the mythical Varāha (Avatar of Vishnu in the form of boar) stands on the newly excavated new site on the south of the Shore Temple.The Shore temple looks like a chariot when seen from a distance.Thank you for reading hope you have enjoyed the journey. what i know is only limited. There are still more unknown wonders are there . people who has knowledge can share.I have added two more as there are more request from Quora readers to include.In South India, five temples were built for each of the five elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space. These are the Pancha Bhuta Sthalas. Geographically, they are all within the Deccan Plateau – four in Tamil Nadu and one in Andhra Pradesh. The temple for water is in Thiruvanaikaval, fire is Thiruvannamalai, Kalahasti is air and Kanchipuram is earth. The temple for space is in Chidambaram.The Chidambaram temple is an incredible space. The newer part of the temple is around a thousand years old but no one knows how old the older part of the temple is. People say it is 3,500 years or moreCERN in Switzerland, which is the physics laboratory on the planet, where all the atom-smashing takes place, I saw that there is a Nataraja statue in front of the entrance, because they identified that there is nothing in human culture which is closer to what they are doing right now.CHIDAMBARAM:Symbolism behind the structure of a Shiva Temple1. The temple is so constructed as to resemble the human body with all its subtleties.2. The five walls encircling one another are the kosas ( sheaths) of human existence .a. The outermost is the Annamaya kosa , symbolizing the material body.b. The second is Pranamaya kosa , symbolizing the sheath of vital force or prana.c. The third is Manomaya kosa, symbolizing the sheath of the thoughts, the manad. The fouth is the Vignyana maya kosa, symbolizing, the sheath of the intellecte. The fifth and innermost is the Ananda maya kosa, symbolizing the sheath of Bliss.3. The sanctum which is in the prakara symbolizing the Ananda Maya Kosa sheath , houses the lord, seated as the Jiva within us. It is to be noted that the sanctum is an unlit space, just as if within the heart closed on all sides.4. The entry Gopuras are likened to the feet, as resembling a person who is lying on the back with the toe up.5. The flag post depicts the sushumna nadi which raises from the Mooladhar (base of the spine ) to the sahasrar ( vertex in the head).6. Some temples will have three prakarams. There they represent the stoola, sukshma and karana sareeras (bodies) of a human being Some temples have only one and they represent all the five.CHIDAMBARA RAHASYAM (THE SECRET)After 8 years of R & D, Western scientists have proved that at Lord Nataraja's big toe is the Centre Point of World's Magnetic Equator. Our ancient Tamil Scholar Thirumoolar has proved this Five thousand years ago!His treatise, Thirumandiram is a wonderful Scientific guide for the whole world. To understand his studies, it may need a 100 years for us.Chidambaram temple embodies the following characteristics :1) This temple is located at the Center Point of world's Magnetic Equator.2) Of the "Pancha bootha" i.e. 5 temples, Chidambaram denotes the Skies. Kalahasthi denotes Wind. Kanchi Ekambareswar denotes land. All these 3 temples are located in a straight line at 79 degrees 41 minutes Longitude. This can be verified using Google. An amazing fact & astronomical miracle!3) Chidambaram temple is based on the Human Body having 9 Entrances denoting 9 Entrances or Openings of the body.4) Temple roof is made of 21600 gold sheets which denotes the 21600 breaths taken by a human being every day (15 x 60 x 24 = 21600)5) These 21600 gold sheets are fixed on the Gopuram using 72000 gold nails which denote the total no. of Nadis (Nerves) in the human body. These transfer energy to certain body parts that are invisible.6) Thirumoolar states that man represents the shape of Shivalingam, which represents Chidambaram which represents Sadashivam which represents HIS dance!7) "Ponnambalam" is placed slightly tilted towards the left. This represents our Heart. To reach this, we need to climb 5 steps called "Panchatshara padi""Si, Va, Ya, Na, Ma" are the 5 Panchatshara mantras.There are 4 pillars holding the Kanagasabha representing the 4 Vedas.8) Ponnambalam has 28 pillars denoting the 28 "Ahamas" as well as the 28 methods to worship Lord Shiva. These 28 pillars support 64 +64 Roof Beams which denote the 64 Arts. The cross beams represent the Blood Vessels running across the Human body.9) 9 Kalasas on the Golden Roof represent the 9 types of Sakthi or Energies.The 6 pillars at the Artha Mantapa represent the 6 types of Sashtras.The 18 pillars in the adjacant Mantapa represents 18 Puranams.10) The dance of Lord Nataraja is described as Cosmic Dance by Western Scientists.Whatever Science is propounding now has been stated by Hinduism thousands of years ago !Hinduism is not just religion. It's a way of livingChidambaram temple and its symbolism:Meaning: “Sivalingam is of the form of the human body; So is Chidambaram ; So is Sadasivam ; And so is his divine dance”.1. Nataraja’s dance is said to indicate the five divine acts which area. Creation . Nataraja dances with a small drum called damarukam in one of hisright hands. Easwra is nada brahmam. He is the origin of all sounds (nadam).This isthe seed (vindu) from which the tree of the Universe emanated.b. Protection (Operation)- In another of the right hands, he shows the ‘AbhayaMudra’, meaning he is the kind protector .c. Destruction; He has fire in one of his left hands , symbolizing destruction.When everything is destroyed by fire, only the ash will remain which the Lord hassmeared on his body.d. The foot which is planted shows the act of hidinge. The raised foot shows the act of bestowing2. Nataraja swamy has the Vigraha ( icon) of Devi Sivakama Sundari to his left . This symbolizes Ardhanareeswara , ‘ the Lord who has the female as his left half’. To his right there is a screen. When the deeparadhana – showing lamps takes place to the swamy and to the left side , the screen is removed and we see five vertical long hangings of golden vilva leaves. We see nothing behind it. Sivakami shows the Saguna Brahman (the God with a form) that is Nataraja . The Saguna Brahman leads us to the Nirguna Brahman (the God without form or the God who has formlessness as his form). This is told as ‘Chidambara Rahasyam’ by the Dikshitars , who are the traditional pujaris in the temple.3. Shiva’s dance is called the cosmic dance by many scholars. In Chidambaram, this dance is called ‘Ananda Tandava’4. Lord Maha Vishnu also saw the Divine dance. In a nearby mantapa called Chitrakoota, Maha Vishnu, gives us dharshan in his fully reclining Yoga Nidra pose on the snake bed. If one stands on a small lotus sculpted on the floor slab in front of Narayana, one can at the same time see Nataraja in his right side.5. Sages Patanjali and Thirumoolar also saw Nataraja’s dance in Chidambaram. Their figures are embossed on the Silver doors of the Chit Sabha.LEPAKSHI TEMPLE:The guide whipped out a twig from his shirt pocket with a flourish and said dramatically: “Now I show you best part of Lepakshi temple.” He got down on his knees before the large grey pillar before us. Bending forward, he passed the twig slowly under the pillar. From one end to the other! There was an audible gasp from the group of tourists, mostly Europeans, as the twig emerged from the other side. He repeated the exercise with a page of an old grimy newspaper which he pulled out from another pocket.This was the famed Hanging Column or Pillar of Lepakshi temple, located in Anantapur district in southern Andhra Pradesh. “This is the pillar which does not rest on the ground fully,” the guide said, rising to stand beside us, and beaming triumphantly, almost as if he were the architect of this marvel. There are about 70 pillars at this fabulous 16th-century temple of stone in Vijayanagar style, but this one is the best known and a tribute to the engineering genius of ancient and medieval India’s temple builders. However, it is a bit dislodged from its original position — it is said that during the British era, a British engineer tried to move it in an unsuccessful attempt to uncover the secret of its support.Kindly give your feedback and comments. Thank you.

Back about 12 years ago, I had the opportunity to sit and talk at great length with a Russian tankman from the Great Patriotic War. He started the war in BT-7 light tanks, then moved on to the venerable T-34 and it’s many variants, finishing the war in the T-34/85. Tanks he commanded were knocked out by the Germans no less than 5 times. On one of those occasions, he was the lone survivor. The mans arms and back, which he showed me, still bore the scars from the horrible burns he received.He told me a story about the Tiger tank which I have been unable to verify, but have no reason to disbelieve. He recounts how in November of 1943, in central Ukraine he and many other Russian soldiers had an unforgettable encounter with one particular Tiger tank.The Red Army had been launching a series of powerful attacks against the retreating Germans in the aftermath of the Battle of Kursk. In the frigid morning hours of this particular day, the Russians launched just such an attack. It was very cold that late November. The Germans it would seem, had been caught totally by surprise because on this particular occasion the artillery bombardment which customarily and dogmatically preceded Red Army advances, never came. The man in charge of the artillery on that small part of the front had apparently been killed early that morning when his driver took a wrong turn at a crossroads and drove straight into the German lines.Caught totally by surprise, the Germans were thrown back with heavy losses. The Germans were low on fuel and could not keep their engines running through the night to keep them from freezing. When the order came to pull back many of the German vehicles, including tanks, could not be started and were set on fire and abandoned by their crews. One particular crew either didn’t get the word to fall back or became separated and lost that morning. When the sun rose that morning, my elderly friend was sitting in the turret cupola of his T-34 tank rolling along in a long column of tanks when up on their left a lone Tiger tank was spotted circling around the base of a gentle hill moving away from the column about 700 meters distant. The Russians immediately began firing on the Tiger hitting it several times with their 76mm guns without knocking it out. The Russians were to the East of the Tiger with the rising sun behind them obscuring them and preventing the Tiger from spotting the column and returning fire. The Tiger climbed over the crest of a small bank and disappeared on the other side. A whole company went on line and pursued the Tiger, attempting to reacquire it but after an hour of searching had failed. As if by magic, the Tiger and its crew had managed to vanish.A few hours later, my friends column had advanced 10–15 more kilometers when all Hell seemed to break loose. Behind them they heard booming explosions that they could feel in the air and through the ground. Moments later the sky behind them produced a great column of black smoke. Through it all they continued to hear explosions and one other sound: the all too familiar sound of a German 88mm tank gun.The Tiger had found a long ditch in a shallow depression on a gentle rise (if that makes sense) that got deeper along one end. It had the effect that the ditch could not be seen until you were literally looking down at it in a strange trick of depth perception. My friend drew a picture for me to illustrate. This ditch allowed the Tiger to move barely 15 meters along it and expose its turret just above the ground and fire and then reverse to hide itself yet again. The Tiger, painted white by its crew was all but invisible. It had sat there all morning as they had scoured the area looking for it. Unfortunately, after his column had given up the search and continued on, his division had chosen the spot to set up its new divisional command post, fuel and munitions stores, repair yards, and field hospital. In the late morning of that day, the crew of the Tiger, apparently having watched the busy activity all morning pounced. Their first targets were the guns of the anti-aircraft battery protecting the CP from air attack. Next, it blew the turret off the 5 T-34’s which were in the repair yard, just incase they were manned. Then it turned its attention to the many trucks carrying fuel and ammunition for the Soviet tank division. The explosions of trucks loaded with 76mm explosive tank rounds were colossal. These were the massive explosions my now elderly friend remembered hearing.Through it all, no one had sited the Tiger or even identified from which direction the fire was coming from. Many had been killed and there was much confusion. Trucks had come in after the attack believing it had been an attack from the air. People who had been present during the attack but hadn’t seen anything repeated this. An hour went by. More trucks and vehicles start pouring in and the Russians start putting everything back in order. New and many more anti-aircraft guns are emplaced just incase the Germans staged yet another daring “air attack”.The Tiger rolls out of its depression yet again and opens fire with its 88 and MG34 machinegun. Again, the scene is total carnage. The first target is the AAA battery. Next are the fighting vehicles. Then the fuel and ammunition. This time, the Tiger is spotted and the call for help goes out. They lay an artillery barrage on the Tiger’s location and then assaulted the position with an entire battalion of 30 T-34’s, of which 8 had their turrets blown off by the Tiger. The fight ended when a Russian shell penetrated the rear of the Tigers turret and exploded inside setting the tank on fire and killing the entire crew. In all, 20+ trucks, 11 anti-air guns, 13 tanks, and 84 men met their fate that day at the hands of one Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger.My friend, who lost his first and second tanks during the Battle of Kursk openly admitted he and other crews lived in fear of the Tiger tank. This incident in particular formed the lasting impression that not only were the Tiger tanks themselves truly fearsome, but that the Germans who manned them were crazy. He and the other men who were present couldn’t understand why the German crew didn’t abandon their tank and try to slip away quietly back to their own lines. Even surrender he thought was better than certain death. In his view, whether the Germans were crazy or merely stupid, it made no difference. He lived in fear of Tiger tanks. He had several other nasty encounters with the Tiger before the end of the war. Always he said, it seemed they were elusive, just out of range, and where you didn’t expect them and couldn’t hit back. He commented to me that whenever he was forced to expose his tank on open ground his hands would shake. He said many times he would imagine the Germans peering through their gun optics at his tank. For the rest of the war he rarely closed the hatch of his cupola out of fear his tank would be hit and he would be trapped inside and burned alive. He had a recurring nightmare for many years after the war that he was out in the open and exposed and he could feel the Germans pointing their 88’s at him and he just couldn’t get back to cover fast enough. In his nightmare he would either wake up just before they were hit, or as in the case of the worst nightmares, trapped in his burning tank. More than 60 years after the end of the war, he still seemed shaken by it.