The 12m-long combat vehicle weighs 72 tons and has the capability to accommodate two crew members. The unique 4.6m-wide mine plough attached to the front of the vehicle is bolstered by metal skis that slide along the ground as the vehicle moves forward. It establishes a cleared pathway of ...
Sailing under orders with Minesweeping Unit 1 in early October, she spearheaded the invasion of the PI at Leyte Gulf, successfully clearing Japanese mines off Dinagat and Hibuson, as well as in the Dulag‑Tacloban approach channel and the soon-to-be-infamous Surigao Strait, all while fightin...
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Mine flails like these consist of a rotating drum connected to a series of chains suspended from the front of the vehicle. The drum rotates at a high… Continue reading USMC Improvised M4A2 Flail Tank Canal Defence Light (CDL) Tanks United Kingdom/United States of America (1942) Infantry ...
FILE - A Russian military robotic vehicle detonates a land mine on a mine clearing mission to defuse mines along the high voltage line in Mariupol, on the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People’s Republic control, eastern Ukraine, July 13, 2022. This photo w...
This three-pronged system boasts a mortar launcher mounted on a secure vehicle platform, a high-tech drone-based detection system for pinpoint accuracy, and a specially designed munition to neutralize the mine. Imagine this: a soldier, safely positioned within the armored vehicle, utilizes the ...
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The US Marine Corps recently tested a mine plow prototype on their Assault Breacher Vehicle, nicknamed “The Shredder”, during exercise Steel Knight in December 2017. The ABV conducted its first amphibious landing with a Modified Full Width Mine Plow prototype during the long-range breaching exerci...
With the enemy suppressed, two robotic assault breacher vehicles, or ABV, controlled by a Marine Corps unit began to tackle the obstacles. Both robotic vehicles were controlled from a single command vehicle. The first ABV employed a mine-clearing line charge, clearing a path for the sec...
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive and highly reliable anti-vehicle land mine fuze which is resistant to nuclear and chemical explosive mine clearing techniques. It is another object of this invention to provide an electric land mine fuze which has a lon...