Unditching roller
An unditching roller is a device fitted to the front of military vehicles, such as the M3 Scout Car[1] and the M3 half-track, for the purpose of preventing the vehicle from getting stuck in an obstacle, such as a ditch.[2] The C4 based Citroën P17C Kégresse from 1931 also had such a roller.[3]
Upon entering a ditch, the roller prevents the front of the vehicle from digging into the opposite face of the ditch; instead, the roller acts as a wide wheel enabling the front to climb out of the ditch more easily.[2]
- Variants of unditching rollers
1931 C4 based Citroën P17C Kégresse
Unic TU-1 Light Artillery Tractor
Hungarian 38M Botond
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See also
[edit]- Unditching beam – Military tank support device
References
[edit]- ↑ "M3A1 Scout Car". Heritage Flight Museum.
- 1 2 Zaloga 2018, p. 44.
- ↑ Ellis 1970, p. 161.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ellis, Chris (1970). Military Transport of World War I: including Vintage Vehicles and Post War Models. Poole: Blandford Press. ISBN 0-7137-0701-1.
- Zaloga, Steven J. (2006). Early US Armor: Armored Cars 1915–40. New Vanguard 254. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781472825148.
External links
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