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. ...
The French Army (Armée de Terre, Ground Army) is one component in the Military of France. ...
Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ...
This article is about the military vocation. ...
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. Another good example is the American M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle, which is equipped with a dozer blade and a 165mm demolition gun. 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. ...
U.S. Army soldier removes fuse from a Russian-made mine to clear a mine field outside of Fallujah, Iraq. ...
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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 usually armed with machine guns and grenade launchers. For example: IDF Puma, Nagmachon, Husky AVGP, US Stryker Combat Engineering model. This article is about the military vocation. ...
A US army combat engineer setting up a communications cable. ...
A bulldozer is a powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. ...
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A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ...
AVGP means Armoured Vehicle General Purpose. ...
The Stryker is a family of eight wheeled, all wheel drive, armored combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems and is in current use by the US Army. ...
USMC armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozer. The civilian tractoe is fitted with an armor kit, produced by Israel defence industries. CEVs may also including 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. For example: the IDF Caterpillar D9 armoured bulldozer, American D7 TPK, cranes, graders, excavators, 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. ...
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The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. ...
A bulldozer is a powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. ...
A tower crane with a pivoted main boom 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. ...
An early British computer built by English Electric, based on ACE. It used thermionic valves and a mercury delay line. ...
Designated armored engineering vehicle These are vehicles they specially designed as CEVs for the military. They have special engineering uses as well as armour protection. A good example for this kind of CEV 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. ...
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See also A US army combat engineer setting up a communications cable. ...
An excavator. ...
This article is about the military vocation. ...
A bulldozer is a 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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