 The EBG combat engineering vehicle, based on the AMX 30 tank, is used by the engineers of the French Army for a variety of missions. Combat engineering vehicles (CEVs) are armoured vehicles built for engineering work on the battlefield or for the transportation of sappers. Download high resolution version (2236x1128, 489 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ...
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Overview Perhaps the most successful post-war French armored vehicle design, the AMX-30 main battle tank was designed by GIAT Industries with a focus on good firepower and superior mobility. ...
French soldiers of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. ...
Engineering is the application of scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ...
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Types of combat engineering vehicles
Modified tanks Most CEVs are armoured fighting vehicles that may be based on a tank chassis and have special attachments in order to breach obstacles. Such attachments may include dozer blades, mine rollers, cranes etc. An example of an engineering vehicle of this kind is a bridgelaying tank, which replaces the turret with a segmented hydraulic bridge. An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. ...
A chassis (plural: chassis) consists of a framework which supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animals skeleton; for example in the construction of an automobile or of a firearm. ...
Various anti-tank and anti-personnel land mines A land mine is a type of self-contained explosive device which is placed onto or into the ground, exploding when triggered by a vehicle or person. ...
A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ...
M4 Sherman
 M4 with 105 mm howitzer and a dozer blade. - Dozer - The bulldozer blade was a valuable battlefield tool on the WWII M4 Sherman tank. A 1943 field modification added the hydraulic dozer blade from a Caterpillar D-8 to a Sherman. The later M1 dozer blade was standardized to fit any Sherman with VVSS suspension and the M1A1 would fit the wider HVSS. Some M4s made for the Engineer Corps had the blades fitted permanently and the turrets removed. In the early stages of the 1944 Battle of Normandy before the Culin Cutter, breaking through the Bocage hedgerows relied heavily on Sherman dozers.
- M4 Doozit - Engineer Corps' Sherman dozer with demolition charge on wooden platform and T40 Whizbang rocket launcher (Doozit didn't see combat but Whizbang did).
- Bridgelayer - The US field-converted a few M4 in Italy with A-frame-supported bridge and heavy rear counter-weight to make the Mobile Assault Bridge. British developments for Shermans included the fascine (used by 79th AD), Crib, Twaby Ark, Octopus, Plymouth (Bailey Bridge), and AVRE (SBG bridge).
- Mine-Clearing - British conversions included Hobart's Funnies. The US developed an extensive array of experimental types:
- T15/E1/E2 - Series of mine resistant Shermans based on the T14 kit. Cancelled at war's end.
- Mine Exploder T1E1 Roller (Earthworm) - Three sets of 6 discs made from armor plate.
- Mine Exploder T1E2 Roller - Two forward units with 7 discs only. Experimental.
- Mine Exploder T1E3/M1 Roller (Aunt Jemima) - Two forward units with 5 10' discs. Most widely used T1 variant, adopted as the M1. (picture)
- Mine Exploder T1E4 Roller - 16 discs.
- Mine Exploder T1E5 Roller - T1E3/M1 w/ smaller wheels. Experimental.
- Mine Exploder T1E6 Roller - T1E3/M1 w/ serrated edged discs. Experimental
- Mine Exploder T2 Flail - British Crab I mine flail.
- Mine Exploder T3 Flail - Based on British Scorpion flail. Development stopped in 1943.
- Mine Exploder T3E1 Flail - T3 w/ longer arms and sand filled rotor. Cancelled.
- Mine Exploder T3E2 Flail - E1 variant, rotor replaced with steel drum of larger diameter. Development terminated at war's end.
- Mine Exploder T4 - British Crab II mine flail.
- Mine Exploder T7 - Frame with small rollers with two discs each. Abandoned.
- Mine Exploder T8 (Johnny Walker) - Steel plungers on a pivot frame designed to pound on the ground. Vehicle steering was adversly affected.
- Mine Exploder T9 - 6' Roller. Difficult to maneauver.
- Mine Exploder T9E1 - Lightened version, but proved unsatisfactory because it failed to explode all mines.
- Mine Exploder T10 - Remote control unit designed to be controlled by the following tank. Cancelled.
- Mine Exploder T11 - 6 forward firing mortars to set off mines. Experimental.
- Mine Exploder T12 - 23 forward firing mortars. Apparently effective, but cancelled.
- Mine Exploder T14 - Direct modification to a Sherman tank, upgraded belly armor and reinforced tracks. Cancelled.
- Mine Excavator T4 - Plough device. Developed during 1942, but abandoned.
- Mine Excavator T5/E1/E2 - T4 variant w/ v-shaped plough. E1/E2 was a further improvement.
- Mine Excavator T5E3 - T5E1/E2 rigged to the hydraulic lift mechanism from the M1 dozer kit to control depth.
- Mine Excavator T6 - Based on the v-shape/T5, unable to control depth.
- Mine Excavator T2/E1/E2 - Based on the T4/T5's, but rigged to the hydraulic lift mechanism from the M1 dozer kit to control depth.
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1176x829, 264 KB) Summary Description: M4A3 Sherman medium tank with 105 mm howitzer and a dozer blade in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1176x829, 264 KB) Summary Description: M4A3 Sherman medium tank with 105 mm howitzer and a dozer blade in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel. ...
General characteristics Length: 5. ...
Combatants Allied Powers Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B) Strength 326,000 (by June 11) Unknown, probably some 1,000,000 in France by early June, but split...
Bocage is a French word referring to a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture, with tortuous side-roads and lanes bounded on both sides by banks surmounted with high thick hedgerows limiting visibility. ...
Rocket artillery is artillery equipped with rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortars. ...
Small Box Girder was a small assault bridge that could be used to span gaps of up to 30. It was carried on the tank and could be deployed without troops having to take enemy fire. ...
Badge of the 79th Armoured Division Amphibious DD tanks await blowing of breaches in the sea wall on Utah Beach. ...
Various anti-tank and anti-personnel land mines A land mine is a type of self-contained explosive device which is placed onto or into the ground, exploding when triggered by a vehicle or person. ...
M60 Another good example is the American M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle, which is equipped with a dozer blade and a 165mm demolition gun. The M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV) is a combat engineering vehicle of the United States Army, consisting of an M60A1 tank with a dozer blade mounted on the front, and an A-frame crane hinged on each side of the turret. ...
Sappers' carriers Another type of CEVs are armoured fighting vehicles which are used to transport sappers (Combat engineer troops) and can be fitted with a bulldozer's blade and other mine-breaching devices. They are often used as APCs because of their carrying ability and their heavy protection. They are usually armed with machine guns and grenade launchers. Some examples are the IDF Puma, Nagmachon, Husky AVGP, and US Stryker Combat Engineering model. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with combat engineering. ...
A US army combat engineer setting up a communications cable. ...
A Caterpillar D10N bulldozer at work A bulldozer is a very powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. ...
A blade is the flat part of a bladed tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge and/or pointed end typically made of a metal, such as steel used to cut, stab, slice, throw, thrust, or strike. ...
A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ...
Nagmachon (Nagmash and Shot) is an Israeli tank platform using Shot hulls from the 1970s and 1980s. ...
AVGP means Armoured Vehicle General Purpose. ...
For the manufacturer of medical and orthopedic products, see Stryker Corporation. ...
CEVs may also include civilian heavy equipment which was modified for military applications. In that case, the heavy vehicle must have some sort of protection - usually armour plates and steel jackets. Some examples are the IDF Caterpillar D9 armoured bulldozer, American D7 TPK, cranes, graders, excavators, and DEUCE. An excavator. ...
USMC D9R bulldozer PhotoID: 20053711914 Submitted by: 1st Marine Division Operation/Exercise/Event: Operation Iraqi Freedom Caption: Marines from Company C, 2nd Combat Engineers Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7, improved the international border between Iraq and Syria near the town of Husaybah by building a massive dirt barricade. ...
USMC D9R bulldozer PhotoID: 20053711914 Submitted by: 1st Marine Division Operation/Exercise/Event: Operation Iraqi Freedom Caption: Marines from Company C, 2nd Combat Engineers Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7, improved the international border between Iraq and Syria near the town of Husaybah by building a massive dirt barricade. ...
The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Tractor Company. ...
An armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozer used by the IDF. Armored bulldozers are a standard tool of combat engineering battalions, and the Israeli Defence Forces has gained notoriety for their use of armored bulldozers for urban warfare in the Al-Aqsa Intifada. ...
A picture of a destroyed M113 armoured personnel carrier showing a section of the armour. ...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: ×¦×‘× ×”×”×’× ×” לישר×ל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ...
The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Tractor Company. ...
An armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozer used by the IDF. Armored bulldozers are a standard tool of combat engineering battalions, and the Israeli Defence Forces has gained notoriety for their use of armored bulldozers for urban warfare in the Al-Aqsa Intifada. ...
A tower crane with a pivoted main boom Cranes on the Sheksna River, Cherepovets, Russia A worker telecommanding a crane from the ground A crane is a tower or derrick equipped with cables and pulleys that is used to lift and lower materials. ...
Modern grader in use by the US military. ...
A tracked excavator by Daewoo. ...
Deuce can refer to several things: The number two. ...
Designated armoured engineering vehicle These are vehicles specially designed as CEVs for the military. They have special engineering uses as well as armour protection. A good example is the American M9 ACE. The M9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE) is a highly mobile armored tracked vehicle that provides combat engineer support to front-line forces. ...
See also Combat engineers place satchel charges and detonating cord, preparatory to blowing up a railway bridge during the Korean War, 30 Jul 1950. ...
An armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozer used by the IDF. Armored bulldozers are a standard tool of combat engineering battalions, and the Israeli Defence Forces has gained notoriety for their use of armored bulldozers for urban warfare in the Al-Aqsa Intifada. ...
Conqueror Armoured Recovery Vehicle 2 An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to repair battle-damaged or broken-down armoured vehicles during combat, or to tow them off the battlefield for more extensive repairs. ...
An armoured vehicle-launched bridge (or AVLB) is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of combat engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across rivers. ...
An excavator. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with combat engineering. ...
A Caterpillar D10N bulldozer at work A bulldozer is a very powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. ...
The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Tractor Company. ...
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