M113 track

[Douglas Greville]

Rob

Fancy some 40°C heat instead? ;-(

So, does anyone have a photo of a Diehl ice spike or even have one in
their possession, or are they a theoretical item that never actually existed
outside of Diehl prototypes?

As to the Diehl grousers, I have seen plenty of photos of them, especially on
the front of Leopards, but don't ever recall seeing a photo of any in actual use.

Regards
Doug

Originally Posted by rob love

You are right Douglas. According to the manual the grousers were meant for when the ground would not provide adequate traction (I think they used the term boggy) and were not for use on hard surface. If they did have to be driven for short distance on hard surface, speed was limited to 10mph.

Our carriers had racks on the sides to hold these things. I can't say I ever saw them installed outside of a track course. It was usually too cold to be doing a lot of optional maintenance during the winter months.