4-7-18 Garand Picture of the Day - 104th Inf Div

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Isn't that called zimmerite used to prevent magnet AT mines placed on the tank?

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[Mark in Rochester]

Isn't that called zimmerite used to prevent magnet AT mines placed on the tank?

Zimmerit was a paste-like coating used on mid- and late-war German armored fighting vehicles during World War II. It was used to produce a hard layer covering the metal armor of the vehicle, providing enough separation that magnetically attached anti-tank mines would fail to stick to the vehicle, although Germany was the only country to use magnetic anti-tank mines in numbers. Zimmerit was often left off late-war vehicles due to the unfounded concern that it could catch fire when hit.[1] It was developed by the German company Chemische Werke Zimmer & Co