"Industrially manufactured Czech hedgehogs were made of three L-shaped metal brackets (L 140/140/13 mm, length 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in), weight 198 kilograms (440 lb); later versions: length 2.1 metres (6 ft 11 in), weight 240 kilograms (530 lb)) joined by sheet metal, rivets and bolts (or, later in the war, welded together) into a characteristic spatial three-armed cross." - according to Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_hedgehog Scale length for each bracked would be 13.83" for the later version. Derek On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Joe Sommer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jan 17, 4:32 pm, [email protected] wrote: >> Could you tell me what is the length of the 2*2 members that make the >> hedgehogs? >> They look quite long , about 16inch Im guessing from the picture. >> with an average tank ground clearance of 2-4 inch why do they need to >> be so large? > > Ask Mr. Tyng. > > The Marlows actually anchor them into the ground with steel rebar (no > kidding). > > Joe > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
