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This called a flail. I doubt that improvised rig you described would work due to safety, weight, lack of engine heat dissipation, etc. BTW, the chains need we
by GartzenDeHaes 5y ago
This called a flail. I doubt that improvised rig you described would work due to safety, weight, lack of engine heat dissipation, etc. BTW, the chains need weights attached to the ends in order to get them to extend while spinning (otherwise they just wrap around the axle.
https://twitter.com/melanierovery/status/1064918271202418689 https://twitter.com/melanierovery/status/1064918271202418689
https://www.army-technology.com/projects/mv-4-mine-clearance/ https://www.army-technology.com/projects/mv-4-mine-clearance...
- incomingpain 5y agoInteresting. Guess it makes sense they've tried it before. For some reason I imagine the current approach as laying down and slowly stabbing the ground with a bayonet.
- GartzenDeHaes 5y agoI think this is the current approach. The gadget he is holding is a mine detector that's not much different that a commercial metal detector. https://media.defense.gov/2014/Aug/12/2000810975/700/465/0/140805-M-XX999-078.JPG https://media.defense.gov/2014/Aug/12/2000810975/700/465/0/1...
- rolph 5y agothe stabbing part is part probing, and part digging out the mine that you know is there already.
- salawat 5y agoThe Flail approach does work.... You just really want to make sure you've sufficiently hardened the important parts. Explosions are not something you get many second/third/nth chances with dealing with if you undershoot the PPE required for effective protection. It's actually really cool, because once you're done demining, you get a really fancy tiller out of it. A horribly fuel inefficient one, but hey! Blades into plowshares and whatnot.