Yes right,but in the head is a little more hard to hit than in the gas tank
You think so? It seems your knowledge comes mainly from Hollywood movies. Two things... in a battle situation it is for sure not easier to hit the tank of a flamethrower than the head. Check reliable sources if the tank really explodes if hit or if just the flamethrower liquid pours out of the hole, or if there is a fire or really a explosion like in movies.
No they didnt did under enemy fire,but still you couldnt rely fully on those minesweepers,and if one soldier already is on a mine,the pioneers job was to dig around the mine and demorse it
SO? I thought Pionier was the most dangerous job? The infantry soldier walking on a mine is out of danger??
First.... you have to look on the situation.. a road or area mined by a retreating or not present enemy will be cleared by pionier teams with the usual mine sweeping equipment (if the enemy mine is of a certain type). They have time and that was not more or less dangerous than any other "frontline job". Second is the situation when assault teams engage an enemy defense system. The Pioniere will prepare several teams for clearing obstacles, wires, ditches etc.. and teams which crawl forward .. centimeter for centimeter and search the ground for mines either with special sticks or knives. Another possibility was that the artillery fires on a corridor which is then searched a little faster.
That i seen at a documentary about Battle of the Bulge,was an american veteran saying it
And after thinking about that with a little bit common sense you believe it?
/Christoph