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So I got some German Pioneers for the cheap. Now, they are the Mid War packs, GE726, It'll give me 8 teams. Real question I have .. 3 of the figures from each pack have long poles with a trapezoidal box attached to the end. If it wasn't for that box I probably would have assumed it was the german equivalent of a bangalore. Quick goggle search was coming up short, although I found some nice pictures of other pioneer/engineering equipment. Can't post any pictures at the moment, I will when I can.

Anybody got an idea?


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Perhaps this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafthohlladung

Does that clarify what it is?

Never seen an old man at the beach?

I believe I know the miniature you are talking about, and while I can't remember the name of the piece of equipment off the top of my head, I believe it is similar to a bangalore.

It's basically a long stick with explosives at the end, for placing them on the far side of an obstacle or something like that.

If its the third guy from the right, its not a bangalore...

That's not the miniature I'm talking about. That's obviously a metal detector figure. There's also the figure with the piece of equipment I'm referring to, which I believe is what the OP is talking about.


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There's one in the MW Pioneer blister, but unfortunately the angle of the photo isn't good so it's hard to see. The FJ Pioneer blister has one at a better angle.


Here's the image from the MW blister (second guy from left):



And the FJ one (last guy on the right with the obvious stick with demo charge):



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I believe what's on the end is a demo charge that's either supposed to be a Hafthohlladung or something similar to that.

Yep, hordini has the right figure in his picture. That's what I'm trying to figuring out. Seems like it might be the haftholladung but all the pictures I found they weren't on poles and were more pyiramid shaped


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I'm not entirely sober... Cone shaped

 Kiwi461 wrote:
Yep, hordini has the right figure in his picture. That's what I'm trying to figuring out. Seems like it might be the haftholladung but all the pictures I found they weren't on poles and were more pyiramid shaped


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I'm not entirely sober... Cone shaped

Yeah, it's a demo charge on a stick. I don't know 100% if it's specifically a Haftholladung, but I do know it is an explosive device of some sort.

Its a pole charge.

Pole allows placing over an obstacle - like a ditch, trench, wire etc - or can be used to push charge through aperture into a bunker.

Charge could be standard or hollow charge.


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Thanks all. So the pole should be a wooden color, what about the explosive at the end?