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Combat engineering vehicles (CEVs) are armoured vehicles built for engineering
Engineering

Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying Technology and science knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and process that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria....
 work on the battlefield or for the transportation of sapper
Sapper

A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British Army or Commonwealth military service.Considered the most elite combat engineer soldiers in the United States Army, a pionier in the German Army and a sapeur in the French Army, a sapper/combat engineer may perform any of a variety of combat engineering duties....
s.

Modified tanks Most CEVs are armoured fighting vehicle
Armoured fighting vehicle

An armoured fighting vehicle is a military vehicle, protected by vehicle armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain....
s that may be based on a tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
 chassis
Chassis

A chassis consists of a Frame that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm....
 and have special attachments in order to breach obstacles.






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Armored Bulldozer Dsc00856
Combat engineering vehicles (CEVs) are armoured vehicles built for engineering
Engineering

Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying Technology and science knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and process that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria....
 work on the battlefield or for the transportation of sapper
Sapper

A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British Army or Commonwealth military service.Considered the most elite combat engineer soldiers in the United States Army, a pionier in the German Army and a sapeur in the French Army, a sapper/combat engineer may perform any of a variety of combat engineering duties....
s.

Types of combat engineering vehicles

Avre Bobbin

Modified tanks

Most CEVs are armoured fighting vehicle
Armoured fighting vehicle

An armoured fighting vehicle is a military vehicle, protected by vehicle armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain....
s that may be based on a tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
 chassis
Chassis

A chassis consists of a Frame that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm....
 and have special attachments in order to breach obstacles. Such attachments may include dozer blades, mine
Land mine

A land mine is an explosive device designed to be placed on or in the ground to explode when triggered by an operator or the proximity of a vehicle, person, or animal....
 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
Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, Rail tracks, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle....
.

The Hobart's Funnies
Hobart's Funnies

Hobart's Funnies were a number of unusually modified tanks operated during World War II by the United Kingdom's 79th Armoured Division or by specialists from the Royal Engineers....
 of the Second World War were a wide variety of armoured vehicles for combat engineering tasks. They were allocated to the initial beachhead assaults by the British and Commonwealth forces in the D-Day landings

Churchill tank
The British Churchill tank
Churchill tank

The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV was a heavy United Kingdom infantry tank used in the World War II, best known for its heavy armour and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles....
 because of its good cross-country performance and capacious interior with side hatches became the most adapted with modifications, the base unit being the AVRE carrying a large demolition gun.
M4 Sherman
M4a3 Sherman 105mm Dozer Latrun 1
*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 D8
Caterpillar D8

The Caterpillar D8 is a large tracked vehicle tractor designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Inc..Though it comes in many configurations it is usually sold as a bulldozer equipped with a detachable large blade and a rear ripper attachment....
 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
Battle of Normandy

The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Western Allies forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in World War II....
 before the Culin Cutter, breaking through the Bocage
Bocage

Bocage is a Norman language word which has entered both the French and English languages. It may refer to a small forest, a decorative element of leaves, a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture, or a type of rubble-work, comparable with the English use of 'rustic' in relation to garden ornamentation....
 hedgerows relied heavily on Sherman dozers.

  • M4 Doozit: Engineer Corps' Sherman dozer with demolition charge on wooden platform and T40 Whizbang rocket launcher (the Doozit did not see combat but the Whizbang
    Rocket artillery

    Rocket artillery is a type of artillery equipped with rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortar .Types of rocket artillery pieces include multiple rocket launchers....
     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 Armoured Division
    79th Armoured Division

    The 79th Armoured Division was a specialist British Army armoured unit formed as part of the preparations for the Battle of Normandy of 6 June 1944....
    ), Crib, Twaby Ark, Octopus, Plymouth (Bailey Bridge), and AVRE (SBG
    Small Box Girder

    The 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, a Churchill tank or similar and could be deployed without engineers being exposed to enemy fire....
     bridge).


  • Mine-Clearing: British conversions included the Sherman Crab. 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 five 10' discs. Most widely used T1 variant, adopted as the M1. ()
    • 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 adversely affected.
    • Mine Exploder T9: 6' Roller. Difficult to maneuver.
      • 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: Six 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.


M60
Another good example is the American M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle

The M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle was based on an M60 Patton Tank classification#Late twentieth century: the main battle tank chassis with a hydraulics operated bulldozer mounted on the front, an A-frame crane hinged on each side of the turret and a winch....
, which is equipped with a dozer blade and a 165mm demolition gun.

Sappers' carriers

Another type of CEVs are armoured fighting vehicles which are used to transport sapper
Sapper

A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British Army or Commonwealth military service.Considered the most elite combat engineer soldiers in the United States Army, a pionier in the German Army and a sapeur in the French Army, a sapper/combat engineer may perform any of a variety of combat engineering duties....
s (combat engineers) and can be fitted with a bulldozer
Bulldozer

----A bulldozer is a Tractor crawler , equipped with a substantial metal plate , used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc, during construction work....
's blade and other mine-breaching devices. They are often used as APCs because of their carrying ability and heavy protection. They are usually armed with machine gun
Machine gun

A machine gun is a Automatic firearm mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire List of rifle cartridgess in quick succession from an Belt or large-capacity Magazine , typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
s and grenade launchers and usually tracked to provide enough tractive force to push blades and rakes. Some examples are the U.S. M113 APC
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that formed the backbone of the US Army's mobile infantry units from the time of its introduction in the 1960s....
, IDF Puma
IDF Puma

The Puma is a heavily armored Combat engineering vehicle and armored personnel carrier used by the Israeli Engineering Corps of the Israeli Defence Forces....
, Nagmachon
Nagmachon

Nagmachon is a heavily armoured armoured personnel carrier fielded by the Israel Defence Forces. The Nagmachon evolved from the NagmaSho't APC, which in turn was based on Centurion Sho't hulls from the 1970s and 1980s....
, Husky AVGP
AVGP

The AVGP is a series of three armoured fighting vehicles purchased by the Canadian military in the late 1970s.These vehicles were based on the six-wheeled version of the Switzerland MOWAG MOWAG Piranha....
, and U.S. M1132 ESV
M1132 Engineer Support Vehicle

The Engineer Squad Vehicle provides maneuver/mobility support capabilities, which include obstacle clearing, in-stride breaching of surface mines, proofing of subsurface mines and smoke generation for local protection...
 (a Stryker
Stryker

The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled all wheel drive armored combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army....
 variant).

Military engineering vehicles

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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
Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew Acronym and initialism Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Air Force and Israeli navy....
 Caterpillar D9
Caterpillar D9

The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. Though it comes in many configurations it is usually sold as a bulldozer equipped with a detachable large blade and a rear ripper attachment....
 armoured bulldozer
Armored bulldozer

The armored bulldozer is a basic tool of combat engineering. These combat engineering vehicles combine the earth moving capabilities of the bulldozer with armor which protects the vehicle and its operator in or near combat....
, American D7 TPK, crane
Crane (machine)

A crane is a lifting machine equipped with a winder , wire ropes or chains and Sheave that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally....
s, grader
Grader

A grader, also commonly referred to as a road grader, a blade, a maintainer or a motor grader, is an engineering vehicle with a large blade used to create a flat surface....
s, excavator
Excavator

An excavator is an engineering vehicle consisting of an articulated arm , bucket and cab mounted on a pivot atop an undercarriage with Caterpillar track or wheels....
s, and M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck

The M35 family of trucks is a long-lived vehicle initially deployed by the United States Army, and subsequently utilized by many nations around the world....
.

Designated armoured engineering vehicle


These are vehicles specially designed as CEVs for the military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
. They have special engineering uses as well as armour protection. A good example is the American M9 ACE.

See also

  • Combat engineering
    Combat engineering

    Combat engineering is a combat arms role of using the knowledge, tools and techniques of engineering by troops in peace and war, but specifically in combat....
  • Armored bulldozer
    Armored bulldozer

    The armored bulldozer is a basic tool of combat engineering. These combat engineering vehicles combine the earth moving capabilities of the bulldozer with armor which protects the vehicle and its operator in or near combat....
  • Armoured recovery vehicle
    Armoured recovery vehicle

    An armoured recovery vehicle is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to repair battle- or mine-damaged as well as broken-down armoured vehicles during combat, or to tow them out of the danger zone for more extensive repairs....
    s (ARV, another type of combat support vehicle)
  • Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
    Armoured vehicle-launched bridge

    An armoured vehicle-launched bridge 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....
    s (AVLB)
  • Engineering vehicle
    Engineering vehicle

    Engineering vehicles, known by the other terms: construction equipment, earth movers, heavy equipment or just plain equipment, are machines,vehicle machines, in the most basic form, are compound machines composed of simple machines....
    s
  • Hobart's funnies
    Hobart's Funnies

    Hobart's Funnies were a number of unusually modified tanks operated during World War II by the United Kingdom's 79th Armoured Division or by specialists from the Royal Engineers....
  • Sapper
    Sapper

    A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British Army or Commonwealth military service.Considered the most elite combat engineer soldiers in the United States Army, a pionier in the German Army and a sapeur in the French Army, a sapper/combat engineer may perform any of a variety of combat engineering duties....
  • Bulldozer
    Bulldozer

    ----A bulldozer is a Tractor crawler , equipped with a substantial metal plate , used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc, during construction work....
  • Caterpillar D9
    Caterpillar D9

    The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. Though it comes in many configurations it is usually sold as a bulldozer equipped with a detachable large blade and a rear ripper attachment....


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