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This may have appreared before but anyone can explain what the grapples looked like or have a picture  of them/

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The Haynes book, Great War Tank, has a photo of one. They had four tines (or whatever they're called). Look skinnier than a ship's anchor.



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Bovington has a grapple (attached) - used to be behind the Mark IV (2007 image).

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-- Edited by CharlieC on Saturday 27th of December 2014 01:29:30 AM

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That's odd. The Haynes book was written by David Fletcher, who most certainly knows about the alleged grapple in the Tank Museum, and yet the photo chosen for the book shows a four-armed (four-tined?) device. In the book, you can see the shackle that was an integral part of the design; it was supposed to spin so that it would twist the wire up. There is also a photo of a tank using a grapple, and although the grapple can be clearly seen it isn't clear how many tines it has.



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I would suggest that the correct term for the "tines"/"arms" is the one used for anchors: flukes.

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Hello
There was at least 2 models
1 with 3 flukes ( As in Bovington's museum)
1 with 4 flukes ( Found on cambrai's battlefield , still with his 2 shackles)
There is a picture of the 4 flukes model in Gorzinsky- Gibot ' s book " following the tanks"
Also a less good picture of this one in the book " Le triomphe des tanks a Cambrai"
Best Regards
Olivier

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