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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 Buffalo vehicle was designed based on the successful South African Casspir mine-protected vehicle. [2] The Casspir is a four-wheeled vehicle, while the Buffalo has six wheels. Buffalo is also fitted with a large articulated arm, used for ordnance disposal .
The mine clearing tool includes 82 hammers which are fastened to a rotating flail by chains. In operation the vehicle is driven in reverse to ensure the best protection for the crew. The driver and passenger are protected against the pressure and mine fragments by a protection shield next to the flail.
Mine plows use a specially designed shovel to unearth mines and shove them to the side, clearing a path. They are quick and effective for clearing a lane for vehicles and are still attached to some types of tank and remotely operated vehicles. The mines are moved but not deactivated, so mine plows are not used for humanitarian demining. [52]
Minefield breaching vehicle China: First generation mine clearing vehicle. It's fitted with rocket assist mine-clearing line charge. The vehicle is developed in 1960s. GSL-110B Airburst rocket mine clearing vehicle China: First generation mine clearing vehicle based on Type 62 light tank chassis. [83] GSL-110/A (Type 81)
Mine-clearing line charge The UR-77 Meteorit ( Russian : УР-77 «Метеорит» , lit. 'Meteorite') is a Soviet mine clearing vehicle, based on a variant of the tracked 2S1 Gvozdika chassis.
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.
Beater – serves for surface mine cleaning. Monitoring cabin for the operator – is an air-conditioned workplace for the operator, from which he controls the mine-clearing device. The main drive unit B4 – L 1203 RC can work with the following working tools: Shovel without gear; Shovel with rack; Shovel for light materials; Combined bucket ...