ARTICULATED MINE-LAYER Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: military engineering means, specifically, self-propelled sets for remote laying of mine fields and cutting gaps in them. SUBSTANCE: articulated mine-layer includes three armored sections. One section ( central ) is suspended between two engine-and-transmission sections with the help of automatic coupler. Front engine-transmission section is provided with operator's compartment with main control desk of mine-layer and of gauge mine sweeper. Rear engine-transmission section is equipped with operator's compartment with duplicate control desk of mine-layer and of bulldozer equipment. Central section is fitted with mine compartment containing mines which can be automatically consistently laid from cassettes and with extended rollers for their movement. EFFECT: raised survivability of mine-layer, widened range of executed tasks. 3 dwg