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pics of dear old nellie

Discussion in 'The Tanks of World War 2' started by shearwater, Apr 4, 2005.

  1. shearwater

    shearwater New Member

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    I've been a bit snowed under with studies for uni so please excuse my recent absence. Pics of NLE as promised.
     
    shearwater, Apr 4, 2005
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    srry never heard of it :oops:
     
    christophe001, May 1, 2005
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    what's that? some kind of train with Propeller? :-?
     
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    No, it's that trenchmaker, isn't it?
     
    PanzerMeister, May 2, 2005
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    Ricky Well-Known Member

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    Yes, it is a machine for producing a trencch - an idea dreamed up in WW1 to allow armies to advance without having to go 'over the top'.
    Called an NLE (or Nellie).
     
    Ricky, May 3, 2005
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    I though this was a pre WW2 idea. I think there was a variant for digging vehicle sized trenches.
     
    Ebar, May 3, 2005
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    E. Rommel phpbb3 New Member

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    Why would they even use that in WW2? The trench warfare was little or none
     
    E. Rommel phpbb3, May 5, 2005
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    Because we thought that WW2 would be just like WW1.

    Sometimes we just lack imagination... ;)
     
    Ricky, May 6, 2005
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