Combat engineering vehicle
Combat engineering vehicles (CEVs) are armoured vehicles built for engineering works at the battlefield or for transportation of sappers.
Most of the CEVs are armoured fighting vehicles that may be based on a tank chassis and have special attachments in order to breach obstacles. Such attachment may include dozer blade, mine rollers, cranes etc. One example of engineering vehicles from this kind are bridgelaying tanks, which replace the turret with a segmented hydraulic bridge.
Another type of CEVs are armoured fighting vehicles which use as transportation to sappers (Combat engineer troops) and can be fitted with bulldozer's blade and other mine-breaching devices. They are often used as APCs because of their carrying ability and their heavy protection.
For example: IDF Puma, Nagmachon, Huskey HVGP.
CEVs may also including civilian heavy equipement which was modified to fit 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, M9 Combat Earthmover.
Combat Engineering Vehicles' pictures from around the world (www.militaryphotos.net forums)
Referenced By
Armoured fighting vehicle | Caterpillar D9
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