BLUF
This Ingenious armored engineering vehicle uses the tracked hull of a Leopard 1 tank with a front-mounted bulldozer blade, a crane arm and an excavator bucket instead of the turret. It can hurl rope-like explosives to detonate mines and blast gaps.Summary
David Axe writing in Forbes, makes the following points:
- The vehicle is a line-charge, bulldozer, excavator and fire suppressor.
- German armoured engineer vehicles, American armoured bridge layers, and US, UK and German armoured recovery vehicles have already been supplied.
- It can also be used with Stryker armoured fighting vehicles and sappers.
- Breaching is one of the most challenging land warfare operations and is crucial for the next Ukrainian offensive.
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References from the Web:
- MAR 2023 Norway delivers armored vehicles to Ukraine-Mil.in.Ua
- MAR 2023 Norway delivers eight Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine-Euromaidan Press
- APR 2023 The key to Ukraine's counter-offensive: Breaching Russian lines-Le Monde
