Railroad plough
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A railroad plough is a rail vehicle which supports an immensely strong, hook-shaped plough. It is used for destruction of railroad ties in warfare, as part of a scorched earth policy, so that the trac
Railroad plough from the Military Museum in Belgrade. The hook can be raised for transportation or lowered for track destruction.
German railroad plough in action, Belarus (1944)
German railroad plough in Italy (1944)
Scorched earth
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A scorched-earth policy is a military strategy of destroying everything that allows an enemy military force to be able to fight a war, including the deprivation and destruction of water, food, humans,
Railroad plough
…a rail vehicle which supports an immensely strong, hook-shaped plough. It is used for destruction of railroad ties (sleepers) in warfare, as part of a scorched earth policy, so that the track becomes unusable for the enemy. In use, the plough is lowered to rip up the middle of the track as it is hauled along by a…
The Union army engaging in a scorched-earth policy as part of Sherman's March to the Sea
Corfe Castle was slighted during the English Civil War so that its defences could not be reused.
The forces of Vlad the Impaler were associated with torches, particularly outside Târgoviște.
Napoleon's retreat from Moscow