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| rdfs:comment | - The Rhino tank (initially called "Rhinoceros") was the American nickname for Allied tanks fitted with "tusks", or hedgerow cutting devices, during World War II. The British designation for the modifications was Prongs. While the devices have been credited with restoring battlefield mobility in the difficult terrain historians have questioned their overall usage and tactical significance.
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| Caption | - An M4 Sherman-based United States Rhino tank crashes through a hedgerow.
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| Used by | - Canada, United Kingdom, United States
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| Designer | - Various, but generally credited to Curtis G. Culin
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| abstract | - The Rhino tank (initially called "Rhinoceros") was the American nickname for Allied tanks fitted with "tusks", or hedgerow cutting devices, during World War II. The British designation for the modifications was Prongs. In the summer of 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, Allied forces – particularly the Americans – had bogged down fighting the Germans in the Normandy bocage. This landscape of thick banked hedges proved difficult for tanks to breach. In an effort to restore battlefield mobility, various devices were invented to allow tanks to navigate the terrain. Initially the devices were manufactured in Normandy, largely from German steel-beam beach defensive devices on an ad hoc basis. Manufacture was then shifted to the United Kingdom, and vehicles were modified before being shipped to France. While the devices have been credited with restoring battlefield mobility in the difficult terrain historians have questioned their overall usage and tactical significance.
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