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Old 23-01-09, 17:00
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Default Chespale

Thats it of course "Chestnut Paling" - split chestnut sapplings orginally, apparently as the war porogressed there was a shortage of chestnut saplings as with everything else.
I'm sure I have seen a picture of this [with the wire (snow fence)] used as a road surface over the sand - showing a light utility leaving the beaches on D+?.
On the "other" forum the picture is higher resolution and I'm sure that the "hessian" is interleaved with wire mesh.
The uses for this load are probably many - throw it in a hole, make a trak for wheeled vehicles, as Sapper says "reload" an AVRE or light a fire for a brew up

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Old 14-02-09, 16:02
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Default Snow Fence/Sand mat

I don't know the exact designation of the smaller rolls which I previously called Snow fence...there probably is a military term for it. Here are two pics from the desert showing a similar type of mat rolled up on the fenders of vehicles, ready for use. One difference is that the slats appear to be inside a double layer of canvas? which would probably provide better traction in sand.
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Old 18-02-09, 18:15
Noel Burgess Noel Burgess is offline
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Default Chespale & Matting

Another post by me following from Wim's post of this site which shows amphibious tests etc in 1943. On the 3rd page, second down on left hand column is a clip showing (~I think) Chespale Trackway and on the same page, third down left and right are two clips showing the manufacture of "Hessian Wire Mat"
There's also some clips showing RE & RAF plant (scrapers/Graders Etc.) practising entry & exit from landing craft.
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