It certainly seem possible some units were sent to the front in just red oxide.
After dec 1944, German tanks were no longer given a base coat of dark yellow over the red oxide paint when they were delivered from factory. Instead they were sent to the front in just red oxide paint.

Thanks guys. I'll keep looking for possible pics.

Brad

...an otherwise serviceable unit would be sent out of the factory equipped with whatever they had on hand...All the vehicle really needed was a power plant, gun, ammo and optics.

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Not a JT but I recall reading about T-34s or KV-1s encountered outside of Leningrad in 1942 that were bare steel - and covered in rust. Any of you recall that? I don't remember where I read it.

So I bet there were panzers that went to the front just in primer.

I think the bare metal T-34's might have been just an urban legend.

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It is said the tanks were driven off the assembly line into the front line (with or without paint).

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It is said the tanks were driven off the assembly line into the front line (with or without paint).

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It is also said that the Air Force flies UFO's from Area 51. Just sayin'....

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It is said the tanks were driven off the assembly line into the front line (with or without paint).

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It is also said that the Air Force flies UFO's from Area 51. Just sayin'....

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Now, why would you go & mess up some decent input with sarcasim? The Germans were over running Russia & close to their cities & factories. The order was given to move the factories behind some mountains...but the front line was pretty close. So it seems possible that T-34's were driven out of the factories to battle without paint. Russians didn't mess around, especially when their country was being invaded.
The battle of Stalingrad comes to mind , with the Russian tractor factory refitted to build tanks...this is where it probably happened. Tanks coming off the assembly line with no paint , no gun sights driven by volunteer factory workers to push back the Germans who were outside the city. This happened until they could plan a counter attack....
After the war they rebuilt the Stalingrad Tractor Factory...it was named Dzerzhinsky Tractor Works , building both tractors & military equipment till it went bankrupt in 2005.
So back to the original question, I would research & try to find out when the actual factory was bombed...or the ball bearing factory. You can't build tanks without ball bearings. The answer is out there..dig deep.

I can only recall a Cyberhobby Ferdinand in red oxide copied from an actual "last Ferdinand built". So I suppose the Jagdtiger could have existed.

It certainly seem possible some units were sent to the front in just red oxide.

After dec 1944, German tanks were no longer given a base coat of dark yellow over the red oxide paint when they were delivered from factory. Instead they were sent to the front in just red oxide paint. Camo yellow and green were then applied directly over the red oxide paint at the field. So it certainly seem possible units would go into the battle in red oxide paint if there was a shortage of yellow and green paint at the unit level.

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Did these tanks exist in combat? I have done google searches and couldn't find pics of them/it. Were they used to protect the JT factory of did they head out into the field? Were they outfitted with the side fenders and tools/cables? Any help would be appreciated.

TIA
Brad

Some would argue that the last four Jagd Tigers were armed with the 88 but did not leave the factory as they were without their optics, making them useless.