Thanks 1sgt for the more thorough explanation. The 502nd were the first to field the Tiger so I don't believe any other division would have gotten these thereafter because these were supposedly alterations made through experimentation or field modification. But it is apparent that it was decided to be either non- useful or inapplicable through various situations....I think this was a limiting modification to cold weather. At Least this makes sense to me! lol

I think I will go ahead and make those slits on both sides. It'll look cool either way!