Ordnance/Ammunition Clearance

[dorrie]

Just out of ineterest has anybody any idea at what rate ordnance/ammunition is still turning up on todays Wetsren front? . When visiting the Somme area considerable amounts were left by the wayside of the Albert -Bapaume road wating clearanc eby the French bomb disposal people

Thanks Dorrie

[303man]

Was running at between 90+ tons per year I know of years breaking 250 tons

[dorrie]

That is incredible. I suppose clearance figures can change according to waether etc. There must be a time when it slows down!!!

Thanks

Dorrie

[303man]

Not for the next 100 years they reckon

[Guest Russell.Gore@crawley.gov.uk]

According to Donovan Webster in the book Aftermath,there still remains in Europe some 12,000000 Tons of unexploded ordanance left behind from both Wars,The Book Aftermath is a very good read as it covers the work of the French Des Mineurs at Verdun,Chemin Des Dames,Vosges,Then he goes onto Stalingrad,Viet Nam and The Gulf,in all these areas he is making the reader aware of Mans ability to change the enviroment through warfare.

[Chris Noble]

And one point to consider, is the 'Depth' of the plough.

With some of these modern ploughs, the 'Depth' can be quite substantial.

Regards, Chris.