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A demolition vehicle is a vehicle used to demolish buildings and other structures. Military forces require such vehicles to clear obstacles, fortifications and rubble so that they can safely advance. Military engineers may use a variety of specialised vehicles including armoured bulldozers and explosive robotic drones.
During the Battle of France, German engineers from the 1st Panzer Division converted 10 Panzer I Ausf Bs into demolition and mine clearing vehicles, using them to place timed charges on bunkers or minefields without losing the vehicle. The Waffenamt found the idea valuable, and ordered the B IV's development as a remote-controlled demolition ...
The Goliath tracked mine (German: Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath, "Goliath Light Charge Carrier") was a series of two unmanned ground vehicles used by the German Army as disposable demolition vehicles during World War II. These were the electrically powered Sd.Kfz. 302 and the petrol-engine powered Sd.Kfz. 303a and 303b. They were known as ...
Borgward B IV demolition vehicle (1,181) Goliath tracked mine (7,564) Springer demolition vehicle (50) Hungary. Tanks. Light tanks. Toldi I, II, IIa, and III (202)
Royal Ordnance L9 is a British short-barrelled 165 mm (6.5 in) gun used for combat engineering, particularly the demolition of defences.. Initially called Ordnance BL 6.5" Mk I, it was later renamed 165mm L9 Demolition Gun.
Sonderkraftfahrzeug (abbreviated Sd.Kfz., [1] German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany before and during World War II for military vehicles; for example Sd.Kfz. 101 for the Panzer I, and Sd.Kfz. 251 for the armored personnel carrier made by Hanomag.
Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18 t, Sd.Kfz. 9 Two Sd.Kfz. 9s towing a Tiger I in Italy, 1944 Type Heavy half-track Place of origin Nazi Germany Service history In service 1938–1945 Used by Nazi Germany Romania Finland Kingdom of Bulgaria Wars World War II Production history Designer FAMO Designed 1936–1939 Manufacturer FAMO, Vomag, Tatra Unit cost 60,000 Reichsmark Produced 1939–1945 No. built ...
The Springer was a demolition vehicle. Its task was to carry a charge of 330 kg (730 lb) high explosives under armor protection towards a target and detonate it there. A driver, sitting in the back of the Springer, drove the vehicle close to the target before dismounting.