Action in the Obergurgle Gap!

[Rick]

Oh I know - I looked it up. There is a company in the US called the "Bailey Bridge Company" that's been making 'bailey bridges' (ready to assemble girder bridges) for both civilian and military use. They might not be anything like the WW2 British bailey bridge but they're definitely a 'bailey bridge' - it's the company name! 

[CapnJim]

The Bailey Bridges we trained on and built in the early 80s were the same ones used in WW2.  IIRC, the ones we trained on at AIT in 1980 were literally the ones used in WW2...

The US Army was just fielding the MGB in 1980 (the Marines fielded it before the Army did, for once...) - they said we were one of the first combat engineer AIT training cycles to train on it...

In any event, one was apparently used by FaverForce in the Obergurgle Gap in 1982, wherever they got it from...

[Harry Faversham]

In any event, one was apparently used by FaverForce in the Obergurgle Gap in 1982, wherever they got it from...

For the uneducated among you, I will translate...


The Bailey Bridge used by  Faverforce was built and lowered into the depths of the river Obergurgle in the 70's. Never used and secretly maintained in case the Cold War turned hot.
 

[CapnJim]

Sounds like a prime example of good prior planning!   

[AKULA]

A great looking game 

[Harry Faversham]

Thanks Sir, we were told in the 70s, that submerged bridges and totally unused tank 'hides' existed.

  

[carlos marighela]

For the uneducated among you, I will translate...


The Bailey Bridge used by  Faverforce was built and lowered into the depths of the river Obergurgle in the 70's. Never used and secretly maintained in case the Cold War turned hot.
 

Which remained a  source of enduring mystery and some annoyance to German anglers, canoeists and the occasional metal detectorist of the time.