The Characteristics and Tactical Employment of Specialised Armour

The 'funnies' of the 79th Armoured Division in World War II - crabs, flails, crocodiles and others.

This is a very rare document indeed, and gives the real details on flame throwing tanks, bridge-layers, flails and DD tanks, together with their tactical use.

79th Armoured Division was set up to give armoured support to the D-Day landings, and many modified tanks were created to ease the problems of troops landing against a well-entrenched enemy on a foreign shore.

This publication is essential reading for all students of D-Day 6 June 1944, and subsequent operations where the 'funnies' did sterling work in making life a little easier for the infantry.

  • 978-1-84791-239-8
  • (Staff, 79 Armd Div)
  • 79 Armd Div
  • 2005
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