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  Posted by GARDIE1938 (U13777119) on Thursday, 15th January 2009

  I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED ABOUT THESE SERVICE MEN,WHO ARE KILLED BY ROAD SIDE BOMBS.IN THE 39/45 WORLD WAR,A FLAIL TANK WAS AVAILABLE.IT HAD A SORT OF DRUM WITH CHAINS ATTACHED IN FRONT,WHICH WAS TURNING AND EXPLODING BOMBS AS IT WENT ALONG.EVEN IN THIS PRESENT CONFLICT IN ISRAEL,WHICH WAS SEEN ON THE NEWS.I HAVE SEEN THEM USING A DIGGER,AS A MEANS OF EXPLODING ROADSIDE BOMBS.WHERE ARE THOSE FLAIL TANKS NOW,OR ARE THE BOMBS TODAY,TOO ADVANCED,FOR A FLAIL TANK.

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  Posted by Stepney Boy (U1760040) on Thursday, 15th January 2009

  Hi GARDIE1938,
  
  Fair point but these road side bombs are normally detonated by remote, radio or wire, rather than pressure or magnetic triggers.

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  Posted by stalteriisok (U3212540) on Thursday, 15th January 2009

  flail tanks were used against mines not roadside bombs - they activated anti tank and anti personnel mines placed on the highway
  
  the ipeds used now are remote or wire controlled
  
  the brits in northern ireland used devices to sweep radio frequencies and detonate bombs - not sure how wire contolled devices could be detonated
  
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  Posted by MB (U177470) on Thursday, 15th January 2009

  I didn't think there was widespread use of roadside bombs during WWII?
  
  There were plenty of land-mines but the only use of roadside devices that I can think of was by resistance units and perhaps the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard in Britain. The Germans would probably use the same technique as still used by the Israelis i.e. just machine gun the side of the road and kill anyone there.
  
  

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  Posted by WarsawPact (U1831709) on Friday, 16th January 2009

  Yes, there were plans for roadside firebombs in Britain in case of invasion.
  
  From Wiki:
  
  "A flame fougasse comprised a 40 gallon light steel drum[88] filled with petroleum mixture and a small, electrically detonated explosive. This was dug into the roadside with a substantial overburden and camouflaged. Ammonal provided the propellant charge, it was placed behind the barrel and, when triggered, caused the barrel to rupture and shoot a flame 10 feet (3 m) wide and 30 yards (30 m) long. They were usually deployed in batteries of four barrels and would be placed at a location such as a corner, steep incline or roadblock where vehicles would be obliged to slow.
  
  Variants of the flame fougasse included the demigasse, a barrel on its side and left in the open with explosive buried underneath; and the hedge hopper: a barrel on end with explosive buried underneath a few inches deep and slightly off centre. On firing, the hedge hopper barrel was projected ten feet (3 m) into the air and over a hedge or wall behind which it had been hidden.[93][94] 50,000 flame fougasse barrels were installed at 7,000 sites mostly in southern England and at a further 2,000 sites in Scotland
  

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