Posted on 07/03/2015 11:17:02 AM PDT by NRx
That armor looks like weld beads.
That’s a load of brass!
it’s called zimmerit. it was an anti-magnetic mine paste that was troweled onto the surfaces where enemy soldiers might attempt to attach mines. it was used from late 1943 to late 1944.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmerit
Interesting!
Had no idea about that.
Thanks for the info.
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