Re: [DS] Tank designs [and battleships] was Re: [ds] Ogres

> > > otoh, an AVLB conversion of a maus might be able to carry a bridge
big
> > > enough to carry another maus.
> >
> > No AVLBs in WWII,
>

Not entirely true - there were two variants of the British Churchill
(the so
called 'funnies' of D-Day) that were primitive AVLBs. One was more of a
ditch
crossing device since the idea was that you drove the tank into a ditch
and then
drove over the top of the hull ! Not much use when crossing a river :-/
The other
was a 'proper' AVLB which carried its bridge vertically hinged from the
front of
the chassis. It was then lowered over a stream or ditch, detached and
then the
tank drove away to become a standard AVRE. The bridge capacity wasn't
enough to
carry a Maus, though !