Would these really have stopped Tanks???? (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-23481422

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Rob, To me it would seem a tank would simply push these coils back down into the ground, maybe a lucky thrown track or two ^&confuse

 

[mikemiller1955]

Rob...
those look exactly like the springs in the "off brand" mattress I bought for my guest room...^&grin

 

[TomB]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-23481422

Maybe they were hoping the springs would somehow get between the driving wheels and jam the tracks .... a "Tankie" who is clued up on tracks could give an assessment on track jamming.....or a bulldozer driver.......cheers TomB

 

[Hazebrouck]

They look like the coiled end of a barbed wire fence picket. Not for stopping tanks.

 

[Rob]

Hey guys,

Thanks for your comments, maybe they are bigger than they look in the pics but they don't really look robust enough to do the job aand do indeed look like WW1 screw pickets!

Rob

 

[wayne556517]

You could open a big bottle with them.....................^&grin

 

[Martin Tabony]

It takes very little to throw a track, but they'd have to be close enough together that they couldn't be avoided.
With Chieftain the engine (Leyland) used to break before the track snapped!!^&grin

Martin

 

[TomB]

They look like the coiled end of a barbed wire fence picket. Not for stopping tanks.

Have seen a Centerian Tank stopped by our outa perimeter. wire ( Holsworthy 55) ....the wire got tangled into something and puff one very embrassed lot of Tankie's...cheers TomB

 

[TomB]

It takes very little to throw a track, but they'd have to be close enough together that they couldn't be avoided.
With Chieftain the engine (Leyland) used to break before the track snapped!!^&grin

Martin

Leyland had a car ...the P76 from memory... introduced into Aust in the 60's from memory...it was a lemon.....maybe the same motor as the Chieftain ?....cheers TomB.

 

[Jack]

Leyland had a car ...the P76 from memory... introduced into Aust in the 60's from memory...it was a lemon.....maybe the same motor as the Chieftain ?....cheers TomB.

I believe it was marketed as being able to carry a 44 gallon drum in the boot.

 

[TomB]

I believe it was marketed as being able to carry a 44 gallon drum in the boot.

Correct....petrol was cheap then....that amount of fuel would have taken you a long way even with the P76 ..V8....I dont remember much about it...but in fairness to the car...the market could not support another large car and Leyland engine's were not as good or reliable as the Falcon or Holden ...cheers TomB