Small Box Girder
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title:
Small Box Girder
text:
The Small Box Girder bridge (SBG) was a small assault bridge that could be used to span gaps of up to 30 feet. It was typically carried on a tank, such as the Churchill Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE), and could be deployed without engineers having to expose themselves to enemy fire. The design had been formally adopted by the British Army in 1932. Pre-war the SBG had quickly been copied by many countries around the world, including Germany. The German Army called their version of the SB
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description:
Tank deployed bridge used during WW2
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Box_Girder
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date modified:
2023-12-07T07:27:40Z
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