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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Non US usage of hedgerow prongs in Normandy?
ericadeane
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Posted: Monday, May 02, 2005 - 05:23 PM UTC
There's a photo of a Sherman II from the 4th CLY (Co. of London Yeomanry) in France with a hedgerow cutter. I've always assumed that this was an anomaly as the British and its allies fought in the open farming fields surrounding Caen versus the hedgerow thick areas facing the US invasion forces. Can anyone cite other circumstances of hedgerow prongs on non-US tanks?
HastyP
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Posted: Monday, May 02, 2005 - 10:13 PM UTC
I know we had a few on our tanks but I need to find my reference though. I have seen pics somewhere.

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Posted: Monday, May 02, 2005 - 10:32 PM UTC
Roy
Some Cromwells were fitted with Hedgerow devices, in fact I believe that you get one in the tamiya Cromwell kit. In the Chamberlain & Ellis book on British & American tanks of WWII there is a pic of a Centaur fitted with a trial version.

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Pete
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