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  2. Polish mine detector - Wikipedia

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    Polish mine detector. The Mine detector (Polish) Mark I (Polish: wykrywacz min) was a metal detector for landmines developed during World War II. Initial work on the design had started in Poland but after the invasion of Poland by the Germans in 1939, and then the Fall of France in mid-1940, it was not until the winter of 1941–1942 that work ...

  3. Metal detector - Wikipedia

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    A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water. A metal detector consists of a control box, an adjustable shaft, and a variable-shaped pickup coil. When the coil nears metal, the control box signals its presence with a ...

  4. Demining - Wikipedia

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    Foerster Minex 2FD 4.500 metal detector used by the French army Metal detectors used by deminers work on the same principles as detectors used in World War I and refined during World War II. [ 39 ] A practical design by Polish officer Józef Kosacki , known as the Polish mine detector , was used to clear German mine fields during the Second ...

  5. Civil defense Geiger counters - Wikipedia

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    The CD V-718 differs from the military AN/VDR-2 primarily by being painted bright "civil defense" yellow instead of olive green and being graduated in Röntgens rather than Grays. A much more modern and sophisticated device than earlier CD meters and equipped with a probe containing two Geiger-Mueller tubes of differing sensitivities, the CD V ...

  6. Husky VMMD - Wikipedia

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    Husky 2G is a two-seat variant of Husky MK III vehicle mounted mine detector (VMMD) designed and manufactured by South African firm DCD Protected Mobility (DCD PM). Equipped with a number of sensors , the vehicle is ideally suited for mine-clearing operations including detection, identification and destruction of improvised explosive devices ...

  7. Józef Kosacki - Wikipedia

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    Józef Kosacki. Józef Kosacki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjuzɛf kɔˈsat͡ski]; born 21 April 1909 – died 26 April 1990) was a Polish professor, engineer, inventor, and an officer in the Polish Army during World War II. He is best known as the inventor of the Polish mine detector, the first portable mine detector, whose basic design has been ...

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