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A vehicle snorkel is the land-based equivalent of the submarine snorkel which allows submarines to use diesel engines while submerged. [1] Snorkels, when used by vehicles with air-breathing internal combustion engines , sometimes allow limited deep wading capability for river crossing or amphibious landing operations, particularly in the case ...
Deep wading or deep fording is a technique used by some heavy semi-amphibious vehicles to traverse water that is several metres deep - the vehicle drives on the riverbed/lakebed/seabed and uses screens or a pipe (a snorkel) that reaches above the water surface for an air supply.
Argentine Navy's CE2F/X100-T, designed for operations in cold waters Armed Forces of the Philippines Museum, Camp Aguinaldo, Capinpin Street, Quezon City. The craft weighs 2,100 kilograms (4,600 lb) out of water and is 7 or 8 metres (23 ft 0 in or 26 ft 3 in) long according to type. It resembles a torpedo but has two cockpits for the crew. Some ...
Two U.S. Marines of the Maritime Special Purpose Force operating a Diver Propulsion Device (DPD). A diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), also known as an underwater propulsion vehicle, sea scooter, [1] underwater scooter, or swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV) by armed forces, is an item of diving equipment used by scuba divers to increase range underwater.
An underwater vehicle is any member of the class of watercraft that is intended to operate in the underwater environment, as opposed to surface vessels that only stay afloat on top of water. This article lists the types of underwater vehicle, with a brief description of each type.
Snorkel (swimming), a breathing tube for swimmers or divers and its use in the activity of snorkeling; Submarine snorkel, for submersible ships/boats; Vehicle snorkel, for insignificantly buoyant submersible vehicles; An aerial platform for fire engines; Sheaffer Snorkel fountain pen, a fountain pen piston filling scheme
A 4x4 prototype utility vehicle used and manufactured by the PMC. The vehicle is rumored to be a heavily refurbished Mitsubishi Pajero while having a similar concept of the HMMWV. Tests were conducted within 2005–2006. 8 units were produced, while some units are equipped with the M40 recoilless rifle. Delta Mini Cruiser Philippines: 1/4-ton ...
The Marine Multi-purpose Vehicle or MMPV is a 4x4 utility vehicle built by the Philippine Marine Corps. Similar in concept and appearance to the HMMWV , it was created to replace the M151 jeeps in service, which were becoming difficult to maintain due to a lack of available spare parts.