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Keiler mine flail (German: Minenräumpanzer Keiler, 'tusker') is a mine-clearing vehicle developed by Rheinmetall in Germany to meet the requirements of the German Army.It is a conversion of the M48 Patton medium tank chassis in combination with a German MTU MB 871 Ka 501 liquid-cooled turbocharged Diesel engine.
Božena 4 UGV with mine flail in Polish service. It is known that flails do not reliably detonate all the mines in the area being swept, leaving it potentially hazardous. Some mines, such as the Italian MAT/6 mine, are designed to be flail resistant. Mines that have been buried for many years may become unreliable and fail to detonate when ...
The first design steps for the MineWolf mine clearance machine were made in 1998 based on a concept by Heinz Rath of integrating a commercial platform with tiller and mine flail tool. The first prototype was constructed by consortium under the leadership of RUAG in the production facilities of AHWI.
Cart from 16th century, found in Transylvania A dumper minecart used in the Basque Country, currently at the Minery Museum. A minecart , mine cart , or mine car (or more rarely mine trolley or mine hutch ) is a type of rolling stock found on a mine railway , used for transporting ore and materials procured in the process of traditional mining .
The Patton Clay Manufacturing Company was a prominent producer of clay-based products, operating in Patton, Pennsylvania, from its incorporation in 1895 until its closure in 1968. Founded by George S. Good , James Kerr , and Alexander Ennis Patton, the company became one of the world's largest manufacturers of clay products, including sewer ...
Mine flail effectiveness can approach 100% in ideal conditions, but clearance rates as low as 50–60% have been reported. [56] First used in World War I with tanks, rollers are designed to detonate mines; blast-resistant vehicles with steel wheels, such as the Casspir, serve a similar purpose. However, those used in humanitarian demining ...
A US Army Panther mine-clearing variant of the M60 Patton tank. It is fitted with mine rollers and operated by remote control. A mine roller or mine trawl is a demining device mounted on a tank or armoured personnel carrier, designed to detonate anti-tank mines. It allows engineers to clear a lane through a minefield which is protected by enemy ...
Flail may refer to: Flail (tool), an agricultural implement for threshing; Flail (weapon), a ball-on-a-chain bludgeon wielded with one hand by armored knights in single combat or medieval battles; Flail, the cutting part in some designs of brush hog, stump grinder, and woodchipper; Mine flail, a vehicle mounted device for removing land mines