Gecko | 35GM0084 |  Dragon Teeth Anti-Tank Obstacle Set (small vers.) | 1:35

This kit includes three different type of Dragon Teeth!

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Dragon's teeth are pyramidal anti-tank obstacles of reinforced concrete first used during the Second World War to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry. The idea was to slow down and channel tanks into killing zones where they could easily be disposed of by anti-tank weapons.

They were employed extensively, particularly on the Siegfried Line.

Post 1945

The term has survived into the present day and can be used to describe a line of posts or bollards set into the ground to deter vehicle access, for example in rural car parking areas or alongside roads. There are many notable examples of Dragon Teeth being used after the Second World War, such as in:

Switzerland - continues to maintain lines of dragon's teeth in certain strategic areas. In military jargon, these constructions can be referred to as "Toblerone lines", after the chocolate bar.

Korea – Dragon's teeth are present in some areas along the Korean Demilitarized Zone borderline.

Germany – They were used on the East German side of the Berlin Wall.

Yugoslavia – Some countries after the breakup of Yugoslavia have movable teeth, positioned at roadsides at strategic locations, which can be lifted and placed on the roads.

Russia - In Belgorod Oblast, defensive lines of dragon's teeth were constructed in October 2022 under the supervision of the Wagner Group along the Russia–Ukraine border, intended as a second line of defense alongside trenches and a trained militia in the event the Ukrainian Armed Forces break through the Russian border in the Russo-Ukrainian war.