- A
fascine (pronounced /fəˈsiːn/) is a
rough bundle of
brushwood or
other material used for
strengthening an
earthen structure, or
making a path across...
- The
fascine knife was a side arm / tool
issued to 17th to 19th
century light infantry and artillery. It
served both as a
personal weapon and as a tool...
- A
fascine mattress (Dutch: Zinkstuk,
literally sink piece), is a
large woven mat made of brushwood,
typically willow twigs and shoots, used to protect...
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Removal of the
turret would also
allow six
class 60
trackways or
three fascines to be
carried on top of the vehicle. The
Chieftain tank
based "Willich...
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large crater was
filled using an
abandoned AVRE tank and
several rolls of
fascine,
which were then
covered by a
temporary bridge. The
beach and
nearby streets...
-
broom hook. In
American English a
billhook may
sometimes be
called a "
fascine knife". Made on a
small scale in
village smithies and in
larger industrial...
-
shortage of fuel led them to
start dismantling their defensive gabions and
fascines. In
February 1855, the
Russians attacked the
allied base at Eupatoria,...
- have been a
practical weapon for
combat without a shield, but
served as a
fascine knife or a
machete to
clear fields for the guns. It also
served for other...
-
hurricane bombardment,
against two
German divisions. The
machines carried fascines on
their fronts to
bridge trenches and the 13-foot-wide (4 m)
German tank...
- been
modified with mine-rollers. Close-support tanks, bridgelayers, and
fascine carriers had been
developed elsewhere also. However, the
Funnies were the...
