"From the 5 knocked out Tiger tanks and 15 PzIV tanks I have examined, I have established the following:
- All Tiger tanks have their turret sides, upper and lower sloped front plates, side, and overtrack screens covered in a cement-coloured substance, 2-4 mm thick. The substance is applied in ridges.
- Out of the 15 PzIV tanks, two of them have their turret screens covered in this substance.
- Upon analyzing the substance, it was determined that it does not ignite. We have examined a tank that burned, and the substance remained. It was only darkened. When the substance is placed in hot water, it does not dissolve, but becomes softer. It reminds me of caulk, but it is neither that, nor cement. Neither sand nor clay are evident. We need to submit it to laboratory analysis.
- Burned tank (darkened colour)
- Knocked out, non-burned.
- The substance was scraped off with a knife from the tank's sides."
- The ceramic substance is a paste, which includes 53% barite, 16-17% quartz, and 27% organic matter.
- The melting point is 1100 C.