A preserved World War II Sherman Crab, an M4 Sherman tank fitted with a flail
A mine flail is a vehicle-mounted device that makes a safe path through a minefield by deliberately detonating land mines in front of the vehicle that carries it. They were first used by the British during World War II.
The mine flail consists of a number of heavy chains ending in fist-sized steel balls (flails) that are attached to a horizontal, rapidly rotating rotor mounted on two arms in front of the vehicle. The rotor's rotation makes the flails spin wildly and violently pound the ground. The force of a flail strike above a buried mine mimics the weight of a person or vehicle and causes the mine to detonate, but in a safe manner that does little damage to the flails or the vehicle.
A mineflail is a vehicle-mounted device that makes a safe path through a minefield by deliberately detonating land mines in front of the vehicle that...
Experimental. Mine Exploder T2 Flail – American designation for British Sherman Crab I mineflail. Mine Exploder T3 Flail – Based on British Scorpion flail. Development...
T2 Flail: British Crab I mineflail. Mine Exploder T3 Flail: Based on British Scorpion flail. Development stopped in 1943. Mine Exploder T3E1 Flail: T3...
clear mines, either detonating them on contact, or pushing them out of the way to clear a safe channel for following vehicles. Mine roller Mineflail Chamberlain...
Aardvark AMCS Mk4 is a British-made mineflail vehicle built by Aardvark Clear Mine Ltd of Dumfries, Scotland. The AMCS flail system was developed in Aberdeenshire...
Experimental Matilda chassis with mineflail – never used operationally. Matilda Scorpion I / II Matilda chassis with a mineflail. Used in North Africa, during...
original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018. Aardvark Joint Services Flail Unit (JSFU) Mark III. 21 December 2000. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)...
an area is cleared. Mechanical devices such as flails and excavators are sometimes used to clear mines. A great variety of methods for detecting landmines...
Explosive Ordnance Disposal DOK-ING MV-4 Croatia Remote mineflail 2 Tracked remote control mini flail MAN HX60 Germany Armoured EOD trucks 3 or more Initially...
the Bionix chassis called the Trailblazer, which uses a mineflail system. In addition to mine-clearing, the Trailblazer is able to mark its trails using...
concept by Heinz Rath of integrating a commercial platform with tiller and mineflail tool. The first prototype was constructed by consortium under the leadership...
do their work with 681 metal detectors, 55 mine rollers and mineflails, and 15 mine-detection dogs. Mine-clearing machines include locally designed models...
British used mine rollers to detect the presence of minefields and then used mineflails for the clearance. During World War II, the mine roller most used...
Conger were developed for clearing mines, but were not very effective[citation needed]. One of the best options was the flail, which had weights attached by...
after a popular cigarette lighter. M48 Minenräumpanzer Keiler: German mineflail variant based on the M48A2 hull with upgraded 986 hp German MTU 871 Ka501...
III 75 mm (3.0 in) gun removed to allow for fitment with Scorpion III mineflail - as used on other British tanks - by REME workshops, few made in January...
Churchill tanks. Examples include the Sherman Crab tank (equipped with a mineflail), the Churchill Crocodile (a flame-throwing tank), and the Armoured Ramp...
as the tanks got stuck in the mud or were taken out by mines. A lone mineflail tank finally cleared a path from the beach up toward the Mont Fleury Battery...
lost on the way in and by the time the remainder landed, Sherman Crab (mineflail) tanks had already destroyed the German artillery and machine-gun positions...
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