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The Aardvark AMCS Mk4 is a British-made mine flail vehicle built by Aardvark Clear Mine Ltd of Dumfries, Scotland.. The AMCS flail system was developed in Aberdeenshire by David Macwatt of Elgin, Scotland and George Sellar & Son of Huntly (system designers were James (Barney) Hepburn, Pat McRobbie and Alistair Birnie) with the cooperation of Ford Motor Co, Basildon.
Hydrema 910 mine clearing vehicle in Afghanistan. Mine flails continue to be used, although their role has changed. During World War II, they were used in combat to clear paths through a defender's minefield during a large-scale assault. The modern equivalents are used both by armies and by non-military organisations engaged in humanitarian ...
On the vehicle's rear, a mine-clearing system is mounted. IMR-2M1 - Simplified model without the mine-clearing system. Entered service in 1987. IMR-2M2 - Improved version that is better suited for operations in dangerous situations, for example in contaminated areas. It entered service in 1990 and has a modified crane arm with bucket instead ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the reservoir in 1952 to provide a refuge for migratory waterfowl, a public fishing lake and a fish hatchery. It opened in 1955 as the Sheldon Wildlife Management Area. The hatchery closed in 1975, and the land began to revert naturally to forest, ponds and marshes.
This category contains state parks in the U.S. state of Texas. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. H. Texas State Historic Sites (45 P)
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) is a U.S. military mine- and explosives-clearing vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams chassis, equipped with a mine plow and line charges. Its first large scale use by the US Marines (USMC) was in the joint ISAF -Afghan Operation Moshtarak in Southern Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan in 2010 against ...
Mar. 1—AUSTIN — State Park day pass reservations for April 8 will open 8 a.m. March 8. Those hoping to view the total eclipse from a state park location can call the Texas State Parks ...
An M60 Panther MCDV armored mine-clearing vehicle prepares to lead a convoy down a road in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 May 1996. Note the M728 in the background. US Army M728A1s were deployed in support of the United Nations' Resolution, NATO led Implementation Force (IFOR) peacekeeping force in the former Yugoslavia in December 1995.