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Duke Speedy of Leighton

It was to stop bad drivers damaging it...
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It's not obviuos but the M48s have dozer blades on them as extra "armour".
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fsn

On the same theme.

Interesting dozer blades.
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Quote from: Steve J on 16 February 2021, 12:28:48 PM
That sums up the Cold War really :(.

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Quote from: fsn on 16 February 2021, 01:22:47 PM
Interesting dozer blades.

I assume these are 'fixed' and not 'operable' like a conventional bulldozer?
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Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 February 2021, 01:03:23 PM
It was to stop bad drivers damaging it...
Bad drivers in M48 tanks...? with dozer blades...? Hmmm....

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Narrow streets - Tanks - 20 yr old drivers, dozers !!!
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Quote from: fsn on 16 February 2021, 01:22:47 PM

Interesting dozer blades.

According to information I have*, the '52' tank was the Company XO, and was usually equipped with a dozer blade as standard.

* Actually about USMC tanks in Vietnam - I'm extrapolating that it might apply to US Army as well . . .

Quote from: fsn on 16 February 2021, 01:22:47 PM


Looks like an M59 APC behind the tanks? Don't think I've ever seen a photo of one before.

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When you paint the bottom of the dozer blade white, you probably aren't expecting to use it very much!

The US tanks are very heavily covered in stars - ID clearly a concern at this time. Rather different to the later Berlin Brigade camo.
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Quote from: Ace of Spades on 16 February 2021, 03:01:11 PM
Bad drivers in M48 tanks...? with dozer blades...? Hmmm....

Cheers,
Rob

And badly trained conscripts, on both sides.

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