It bursts with a strong magnetic field… The first deployment of the 軍 mine shredding tank [영상]

It was the first time that the military transformed and removed various land mines like a plow. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced on the 30th, “We first delivered and deployed a’barrier fronting tank’ that can detect and remove a large amount of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines to the military on the 29th.”

It is a tank developed by Hyundai Rotem for four years from 2014. 80 units in total by 2023I plan to do it. Business scale 4113 billion wonLeads to

This tank is expected to be used primarily by Army Engineers to clear the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) mines. The area of ​​the DMZ mine area is 40 times the area of ​​Yeouido (about 1 million pyeong), and 2 million mines are buried here, so the density of mines is the world’s highest.

An obstacle pioneer tank for mine removal developed by Hyundai Rotem. The military first deployed this tank on the 29th. [사진 방위사업청]

Meanwhile, the military threw explosives from a truck, exploded a mine in front of it, and made the way with a bulldozer. It was dangerous and the speed of work was slow.

The military expects obstacle-finding tanks to solve these problems. Above all, it has excellent mobility.

The obstacle fronting tank is Mine removal Using a plow to move at a high speed of 5 to 10 km/h, destroy the mines of the anti-personnel and anti-tank overturned.do. Normally, the tram’s moving speed is 30 km/h on average and 60 km/h, so it can be quickly put into the mine removal site.

An obstacle pioneer tank for mine removal developed by Hyundai Rotem. The military first deployed this tank on the 29th. [사진 방위사업청]

It is also equipped with equipment to remove self-sensitive mines that burst in response to magnetism rather than pressure from tanks or people. It fires a strong magnetic field to explode a mine on the ground.

The company explained that the body’s protection is high enough to keep working even if an anti-tank mine bursts during mine removal. After removing the mines, it was equipped with equipment that automatically plugs the passage marking equipment on both sides of the road, which means a kind of safety zone.

It seems that it can be used in various ways in the engineering unit by mounting a separate excavation arm. Trenches and barriers can be removed by attaching an excavator kit or crusher to the excavator arm. It can also be used to lift or move heavy equipment as a substitute for a crane.

On April 28, soldiers of the Army Ground Operations Command’s Special Operations Support Brigade are testing the MV4, an unmanned mine removal equipment, at an outdoor training site in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do. [사진 국방일보]

Earlier, the army mobilized special vehicles to remove mines. Army Ground Operations Command Special Operations Support BrigadeWas founded last December. In April, the unit was equipped with a remotely controlled orbital mine vehicle, the same as the one currently used by the U.S. military. MV4Was first introduced.

There are plans to introduce a total of nine vehicles, but the military is looking to create synergy in removing landmines if all of them are electrified.

Reporter Kim Sang-jin [email protected]