Lion, Tiger, Bear | 147 a thorn in our side, but a minor force. Now look here, young lady, are you sure of what you saw? My intelligence reports say that no German heavy units have been employed via Tunis, and may never be. Blitzy Rommel doesnt need or want slow, heavy tanks. The Henschel Works wheres that page? Oh, hereis busy readying more of them, it states here, just a trickle, but by special train to the more temperate open-country Russian front, which Im told is what they were originally designed for. We evacuated Siwa back in June, reluctantly, and these reports say that its filled with Italians mostly. Are you sure what you saw wasnt the Mark Three Panzer? Perhaps a new Mark Four with thicker plating? He looked to his subordinates for guidance. Youre a damned ferry pilot it says here. A fairly experienced operative, yes, but are you trained in tank recognition? No sir. But I know the difference now. My two men and I were Another arrogant general chimed in. What you claim is utter nonsense, madam. We have spies in Tunis swarming the place. With respect, Prime Minister, we wouldve heard. The LDRG commander vouched for her integrity, a personal friend, but reported seeing no heavy tanks when he rescued you and the French sergeant. He said one of his lorries was most likely destroyed by a Mark Three tank or antitank gun. No sense in letting this aggrandized Tiger story leak to the troops without solid confirmation, or at all for that matter. Morale would nose-dive amongst our own armored forces. Agreed in full. Lets keep this under hats, said Churchill. An RAF Commodore addressed Alexander. Sir, aerial reconnaissance photos of Siwa show only a minor force of tanks and armored vehicles, a holding action only. A trifle. Bea addressed him too. With respect, they must be older snaps, sir. Look, I told you everything was heavily camouflaged, and the thick palm groves can hide endless equipment, but you see it was A general cut in: With respect, Prime Minister, shes sun-mad, theres no possible way in Montgomery arrogantly blurted: Too big, thirsty, and slow for the desert, that is if they send any to Rommel at all, which I sincerely doubt, his fuel supplies low. But if they decide to, by the time they crane one or two of those heavy lumps out of a ships hold in ten months, well already be in Tunis to blow them out of the water.