Mine clearing device PW-LWD

[Warhero]

Hmm interesting. I have not seen that picture before... And how about another NATO countries? Any similar systems exist during Cold War than Warsaw Pact or just "normal" mine-clearing tanks (as they are today)?

Warhero

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Warhero

Hmm interesting. I have not seen that picture before... And how about NATO? Any similar systems exist during Cold War or just "normal" mine-clearing tanks (as they are today)?

Warhero

UK post-war Viper and giant viper, and the USA MCLIC derivatives of that, since the funnies of WW2 developed by the canadians (conger).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine-clearing_line_charge

[blazejos]

In Russia there is in use UR-67 and UR-77 mounted on BTR-50

UR-67
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...icle_UR-67.jpg
http://www.cris9.armforc.ru/isv_ur67.htm

UR-77
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UR-77
http://www.cris9.armforc.ru/isv_ur77.htm

In wikipedia is mentioned that such weapon like UR-77 was used offensively during street battles not for clear mines but for simply levelling whole streets.

Short video from exercises with use of UR-77
https://www.rbth.com/multimedia/vide...-a-time_729866

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Mobhack

UK post-war Viper and giant viper, and the USA MCLIC derivatives of that, since the funnies of WW2 developed by the canadians (conger).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine-clearing_line_charge

"..........Compressed air was then used to pump the liquid explosive - just over a ton of "822C" nitroglycerin - into the hose before it was detonated. Conger was used in Normandy where there were instances of premature detonation."

"a ton of nitroglycerin" and " premature detonation" are not something very desirable to stay healthy........

[jp10]

Originally Posted by Warhero

Hmm interesting. I have not seen that picture before... And how about another NATO countries? Any similar systems exist during Cold War than Warsaw Pact or just "normal" mine-clearing tanks (as they are today)?

Warhero

Most of the US Europe strategy during the Cold War was envisioned as a delaying/rear guard defence so most of the need to breach minefields/cross rivers quickly would be on the Warsaw Pact.

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by jp10

Most of the US Europe strategy during the Cold War was envisioned as a delaying/rear guard defence so most of the need to breach minefields/cross rivers quickly would be on the Warsaw Pact.

Yeah, that's one of the reasons we borrowed equipment from Israel and South Africa during Gulf I. It wasn't really until bout 2004 the US started to get any significant combat engineering capability.