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[[Category:Land Force Vehicles]]

Latest revision as of 19:34, 31 August 2006

The Aardvark Joint Service Flail Unit is a mechanical mine clearance device which uses a rotating drum to flail the ground with weighted chains, resulting in the detonation or destruction of any mines encountered. It is used to clear large areas of all mines and unexploded ordinance. The Aardvark was purchased from the U.K. and is operated by a crew of two soldiers. It has been deployed to Bosnia and Ethiopia/Eritrea, where it has been used to clear sites for Canadian camps.

Specifications:

Length: 8.08 m

Width: 3.55 m

Height: 2.67 m

Weight: 12,000 kg

Max road speed: 20 km/h

Max operating gradient: 33%

Width of path cleared: 3.05 m

Crew: 2


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