Goncalo Mendes Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) Hi, This is maybe a strange question, but anyone has ever seen/noticed the existence of a "half size"" PSP plank. In many psp airfield runways photos, the landing strip borders is aligned, something that couldn't be done if using only the standard interlocking PSP plank, as if they "cut" psp plaks in half, and put each one on each side of a row as needed. I had seen his in many photos, but almost all of them low resolution, or the detail couldn't be seen. I never read anywhere about this been a standard plate also, or a "field work", but imagining them cutting(?) locally thousands of plates doesn't seen feasible. source: http://416th.com/melun.html In this photo it's even clearer: http://www.fold3.com/image/#37226879 look at the smaller plank in the bottom: http://www.fold3.com/image/#42265204 look at the stacks in the lower right: http://www.fold3.com/image/#56724145 Anyone can put some light on this? Many thanks, G_Mendes Edited March 25, 2013 by Goncalo Mendes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Bellamy Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 The manual for the immediate post-WWII version of PSP, M6 Matting, indicates that it was supplied in bundles each containing six sub-bundles of four standard 10' panels and two half-length panels. The later M8 version came in bundles of thirteen 10' panels and two half-length panels. Both these types differed from the original version in that they had end as well as side connectors. I'll see if I can find an earlier version of the manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goncalo Mendes Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) The manual for the immediate post-WWII version of PSP, M6 Matting, indicates that it was supplied in bundles each containing six sub-bundles of four standard 10' panels and two half-length panels. The later M8 version came in bundles of thirteen 10' panels and two half-length panels. Both these types differed from the original version in that they had end as well as side connectors.I'll see if I can find an earlier version of the manual. Thanks Mr. Bellamy! I never had seen a "half size" one before. I only guess their existence, and then finally find the photos above that show them. Regarding their WW2 use, find this link to a video and on minute 3.35 clearly show one of them! The video dates from 1941, so the existence of a standard half plate is undeniable. However I never seen refered the lenght of this "half" plate. Regards, G_Mendes Edited March 29, 2013 by Goncalo Mendes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goncalo Mendes Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 I recently find one photo of a 5' PSP plate, WW2 type. source: http://55tools.blogspot.pt/2012/03/set-432.html It only has side connectors, similar to the longer ones usually seen in WW2, and the side is quoted as being 5' long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Great bit of detective work, Goncalo! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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