I was wondering if you could answer a wee question for me? I was wondering if the early supply tanks (MK I and II) carried fascine? If yes, by chance are there any pictures of them anywhere?
MadAsKiwi, I don't think they did use fascines. I won't say I'm 100% sure about that. But I've not seen any photos of them with a fascine, and, come to think of it, I don't think I've seen any with unditching rails or a suitable place to balance a fascine.
And, they were not in the van of the attack (being supply tanks), so all the big, wide, trenches would already have fascines dropped in them by the fighting tanks ahead of them. In theory.
I concur with PDA. To the best of my knowledge, only Fighting Tanks carried fascines.
You might, though, care to read this amusing rubbish from Wikipedia:
First World War tanks such as the British Mark I & Mark II started the practice of carrying fascines on the roof, to be deployed to provide traction and support over rough ground and to fill trenches that would otherwise be an obstacle to the tank.These were constructed from the traditional bundles of small diameter wood used to make facsines since Roman times. Although these were cumbersome to deploy they proved an effective gap crossing device and were used widely by the tanks of the day that weighed up to about 20 tons.
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