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| (...) Hi Larry, I'll let Lyndsay comment as well, but here's what I've found: It was possible to seriously damage treads to the point where they needed to be replaced - actually, this wasn't quite as intimidating a prospect as it sounds. The entire (...) (23 years ago, 17-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
| | | | | Re: Pz.VI TigerI Tank
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| In lugnet.build.military, Shaun Sullivan writes: <snip> Thanks for that detailed answer. I knew about the technique for tread replacement (basically, drive off, fix it, then drive back on) and so understood why SOME treads would be carried (1) but (...) (23 years ago, 17-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
| | | | | Track Spares (was: Re: Pz.VI TigerI Tank)
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| (...) As "impromptu armor" it wouldn't generally be planned. Often, if this artificial armor were added in tread form, it would be the treads of something other than the vehicle in question. As German supply lines extended and stores became scarcer, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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