16-304 Garand Picture of the Day

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...lberg_44-1.jpg

What were the two I beams at the front for? Were they part of the tank bulldozer kit?

"Hedge Buster" set up?

Yes, I think it was part of the cutter for the hedgerows. Some call it the Hedge Hog, or Ram or other names...designed by Curtis Cullin...Sgt...

Lots of variations on the theme, since most were locally produced in the field:

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...0/hedge3-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo..._hedgero-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1c6e4d2b-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...0/35aJPG-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...0/42aJPG-1.jpg

I understand that most of the steel material for the 'hedge busters' was obtained from German beach obstacles... ;)

Soldiers mounting a hedge cutter on an M-4 tank in Normandy, France. HD Stock Footage - YouTube

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Originally Posted by Tom in N.J.

obtained from German beach obstacles..

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I also heard obstacles that were dismantled, but the origin was questionable...

Thanks for that.

The tank in picture 2 on post No. 5 looks like it is a photo of 'AFTER' as in after an explosion of some sort since the sand bags are burst and there appears to be charring on the log and front middle of the hull bottom.

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Originally Posted by Paul S.

Thanks for that.

The tank in picture 2 on post No. 5 looks like it is a photo of 'AFTER' as in after an explosion of some sort since the sand bags are burst and there appears to be charring on the log and front middle of the hull bottom.

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Agree. Plus the right hand track looks to be partly "unravelled".