Countermeasures: The pole on the front of a WW II US Army Jeep

You may have seen photos - or even movies - where a US Army Jeep has a pole sticking up from the front of it.

Have you ever wondered what purpose this pole served? It was a countermeasure.

The SQSA Dictionary defines a “countermeasure” as:

Countermeasure
An action taken to counteract, negate, neutralize, or offset the effects of an undesirable event.

Watch the video below to learn what this pole was designed to “counter”.