From the Warlord Games Website
A rather unorthodox new unit for Soviet Armies (and not one for animal lovers!) – Dog Mine Anti-tank Teams:
Before the war the Soviets had experimented with using dogs to
deliver explosives to different kinds of enemy target. The original idea
was for the dog to drop its charge and return to its handler, but this
proved ineffective – many dogs dutifully brought the deadly explosive
back to their handlers with disastrous results for all concerned. A less
complex solution was to fit the dogs with a mechanism – a simple lever –
that would trigger the charge as soon as a dog dived beneath an enemy
tank or vehicle, hopefully destroying the tank along with the dog.
Although dog mines were used in action, their effectiveness is not easy
to assess. Many dogs simply ran from the noise and smells of battle
whilst others bolted for the safety of Soviet machines or trenches. The
Germans where sufficiently startled to shoot all dogs on sight. Dog
mines gradually fell out of use after 1942. They are credited with
destroying a number of German tanks at the battle of Kursk.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Warlord Games Press Release - New: Soviet Dog Mine Anti-tank Teams
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