HELP: How does a Hedgehog anti tank obstical work?

MilitaryMike23 · Post by **MilitaryMike23** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:16 pm

How does a hedgehog anti tank obstical work against a tank ... what would happen if a tank were to run over it or a group of them also i have the same question on the dragons teeth obsticals ... any help is appreciated

kimtheredxd · Post by **kimtheredxd** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:34 pm

Basically they are designed to make it so the tank can not pass over or through them.they need to be destroyed by demolition charges etc so it will slow a advance down. Or they can be used to try to funnel the enemy towards strong points of your defenses

grockwood · Post by **grockwood** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:46 pm

The Hedge hog name is used for the device attached to the front of the tank that helps it plow through Bocage(sp) fields of France. They are made from the anti-landing craft obsticles that the Germans placed on the beach. When covered by high tide, they would rip the bottom out of the landing craft. As far as the Dragon's teeth, any tank trying to drive over them would end up sliding off and end up hung up.

MilitaryMike23 · Post by **MilitaryMike23** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:29 pm

thank you all for the info ... are there any videos of this happening to a tank and how does the dragons teeth work against armor .... please help

grockwood · Post by **grockwood** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:52 pm

I haven't seen any actual video. Tank crews would know better then to try and drive over dragon's teeth. There is a movie from the early 50's titled " The Tanks are Coming". Towards the end the Americans try driving a M26 Pershing over the dragons teeth but it slips off and gets hung up.