Infantry made trenches?

[Destraex]

at mines were too heavy for air drooped infantry. Don't recall them being used.

 

[UltimateIdiot]

at mines were too heavy for air drooped infantry. Don't recall them being used.

Regular anti-tank mines (Tellermine for the Germans, TM-35 for the Soviets, M1A1 for the US, Mk.5 for the British) all weighed around 5 kg. The British and the US also had the Hawkins grenade (which was used by US paratroopers), that could be used as a mine, and weighed around 2 kg. So we can drop Jeeps (1000kg) and Tetrarchs (7600kg) in gliders, but cannot drop anti-tank mines?

 

[Destraex]

Ulitmate Idiot. Drop weight is always very limited. I was not sure that other "heavy" items did not get priority. For instance they dropped AT guns and jeeps. So perhaps you are right about AT mines. It would make sense. I just don't recall. I have books I can look this stuff up in though.

 

[UltimateIdiot]

I realise that, and I don't expect, say, 101st Airborne to jump with two M1 mines per man (circa 10kg). Hawkins' at most (as they were issued one of those as far as I know), but I don't think it's far-fetched to say they would have received them alongside other support equipment dropped later. I do think it could balance out tanks a bit and any attempts at early light-vehicle rushing or "cheesing" around the flanks, and in general give infantry-heavy players a fighting chance against tanks.

Neither should it destroy a tank outright in one hit (unless we're talking light recon tanks), instead it would be immobilized for a time, buying you either time to get out of the way, or giving you an opening to use your AT-gun or hand-held Bazookas/Panzerfausts/Panzerschrecks/PIATs/what-have-you against a stationary, stunned target.

 

[Killertomato]

I'd like to see engineers who could lay mines or clear other peoples' minefields.

 

[Graphic]

I'd like to see engineers who could lay mines or clear other peoples' minefields.

When I play Germany I'll just use Ost Battalions to run over the mines.