The Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching System is an explosive line charge system that allows safe breaching through complex antipersonnel obstacles. Developed for the U.S. Army Engineer School, MANSCEN, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, the Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching Systems (APOBS) is used to conduct deliberate or hasty breaches through enemy antipersonnel minefields and multi-strand wire obstacles. It is light enough to be carried by two soldiers with backpacks and can be deployed within 30 to 120 seconds. For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Fort Leonard Wood is a census-designated place located in Pulaski County, Missouri. ... MO may stand for: Macau (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code) Magneto-optical method of operation, or modus operandi Missouri (U.S. state) Altria Group (formerly Philip Morris) Stock symbol This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Once set in place, the APOBS rocket is fired from a 35-meter standoff position, sending the line charge with fragmentation grenades over the minefield and/or wire obstacle. The grenades neutralize or clear the mines and sever the wire, effectively clearing a footpath for troops up to 45 meters in length.

The APOBS replaces the Bangalore Torpedo, which is 320 pounds heavier, takes significantly longer to set up, and cannot be deployed from a standoff position. It also reduces the number of soldiers required to carry and employ the system from 12 to 2. The Bangalore Torpedo is essentially an explosive charge placed on the end of a long, extendable, tube. ...

Armed with APOBS, soldiers or Marines will benefit from the following features of the lightweight 125-pound system: Delay and command firing modes; Deployable within 30 to 120 seconds; Deployable from a 35-meter standoff; Clears antipersonnel mines and complex wire obstacles; Clears a footpath 0.6 to 1.0 meters by 45 meters. France Marines is the name of a commune in the département of Val dOise, France. ... Delay is: In sound effects, any of a class of effect that adds one or more delayed versions of the original signal, to create effects such as echo or flanger. ...

As a certified insensitive munition, APOBS is safe to employ and transport.