(VIDEO) Fury Tank Battle

I don’t know what it is about Sony, but they keep releasing half of their movies in small clips, almost like they’ve released the whole thing often, before we even see them.  They’ve done it again with Fury and included arguably the best scene in the movie with their uploads for this week.  This time it’s the battle of one Tiger – a real Tiger and the first time one has ever appeared in a movie – against Pitt’s Sherman.

Anytime a Tiger tank has appeared in a movie in the past, be it in Kelly’s Heroes, Saving Private Ryanor Band of Brothers, it has always been a replica.  Usually a mocked-up T-34.  This is because there are only seven surviving Tigers and only one of those is operational (Tiger 131).  Bovington tank museum in England have always refused to let it be used in movie productions due to the wear and tear that kind of thing would have on the tank overall.  Tanks, especially Tigers, are not like cars – they require constant maintenance just to be able to drive in a straight line. So it was with interest that recently on the set of Fury (2014) something identical to a Tiger, that clearly wasn’t a replica, was spotted and photographed.  It was a subject of great interest for armor enthusiasts because these units simply aren’t available for movie production.

You can check out the video below.