The Commander Series Forum

A small question:

Can only engineers on foot demolish lets say Hedgehogs or Dragontooth ATK obstacles or is it also possible with a Crabtank as they are also engineers?

I would say no to a Sherman Crab - as it is a purely anti-mine vehicle.

Possibly yes to a Churchill ARVE, but not sure that its that practical in the time scale of the game.

Hedgehogs are rather weaker and more improvised so should be easier to get rid of, with a well placed explosive charge. Dragon's teeth seem a bit too strong and permanent to be easily removed during a battle. Not sure if the various ARVE bobbins / bridgelayers / fascines could be used against them though?

I found out something recently that I hadn't heard of before - the Russians used remote controlled T-26s during the Winter War for demolition, but they didn't work out so well as the Finns just blew them up!

Dragons teeth would normally deployed in some depth - not in a single line! Hence, it might take, say 10 hits to clear a path for a troop of tanks. I'd be inclined to limit it to engineers on foot with plentiful demo charges and AP rounds tend to penetrate (but not shatter) reinforced concrete.

Panzer divisions in 1940 each had 10 Pz.I's in the Engineer battalion with a frame carrying a demolition charge - haven't come across reports of their successful use though.
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