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The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) is a U.S. military mine- and explosives-clearing vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams chassis, equipped with a mine plow and line charges. Its first large scale use by the US Marines (USMC) was in the joint ISAF -Afghan Operation Moshtarak in Southern Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan in 2010 against ...
The M58 mine-clearing line charge (MICLIC) is a rocket-projected mine-clearing line charge used to provide a "close-in" demining capability for maneuver forces of the United States Army and Marine Corps. [1] [2] [3] First fielded in 1988 with United States Army Europe, [4] the MICLIC is a cable fitted with
An MCLC detonation in front of two armored vehicles during Exercise Bright Star 2001. A mine-clearing line charge (abbreviated MCLC or MICLIC; pronounced / m ɪ k. l ɪ k / or "mick-lick") is a device used to create a breach in minefields under combat conditions. While there are many types, the basic design is for many explosive charges ...
In 2004, the United States had a limited number of Buffaloes in service, with an order for 15 more, at a cost of $10 million. [5] On June 6, 2008 Force Protection, Inc delivered its 200th Buffalo to the U.S. Military. [6]
From clearing mines and moving earth to mobile weapons units and cross-country fighting machines, these are the biggest, baddest, and most impressive vehicles in use in the U.S. military. Editor's ...
An M60 Panther MCDV armored mine-clearing vehicle prepares to lead a convoy down a road in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 May 1996. Note the M728 in the background. Note the M728 in the background. US Army M728A1s were deployed in support of the United Nations' Resolution, NATO led Implementation Force (IFOR) peacekeeping force in the former ...
M60 AVLM – armored vehicle launched MICLIC (mine-clearing line charge), modified M60 AVLB with up to 2 MICLIC mounted over the rear of the vehicle. M60 Panther – M60 modified into a remotely controlled mine clearing tank. The turret is removed with the turret ring sealed, and the front of the vehicle is fitted with mine rollers.
Hydrema 910 mine clearing vehicle in Afghanistan. Mine flails continue to be used, although their role has changed. During World War II, they were used in combat to clear paths through a defender's minefield during a large-scale assault. The modern equivalents are used both by armies and by non-military organisations engaged in humanitarian ...