Assault Breacher

Assault breacher vehicles were unveiled to journalists Wednesday, and they're the newest Marine combat vehicles used in Afghanistan. They are designed to get through mine fields, and are said to look like 'a tank with a cannon,' according to NationalPost.com. They carry a 15-foot-wife plow that allow them to get through dirt and they can even fire rockets up to 150 yards forward to get through even the most mine-filled fields. The rockets will detonate any bombs up ahead, so the assault...Read Full Story

Marines with Engineer Support Company, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion working in direct support of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, to clear improvised explosive devices with mine-clearing line charges near Route 611 in Kajaki, which was laced with IEDs. Afghan residents had been forced to leave their homes due to the dangers imposed by heavy IED emplacement throughout the town and insurgent activity in the area. Marines with 1/6 are clearing insurgents from Sangin to Kajaki along Route 611...Read Full Story

Marines with Engineer Support Company, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion working in direct support of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, to clear improvised explosive devices with mine-clearing line charges near Route 611 in Kajaki, which was laced with IEDs. Afghan residents had been forced to leave their homes due to the dangers imposed by heavy IED emplacement throughout the town and insurgent activity in the area. Marines with 1/6 are clearing insurgents from Sangin to Kajaki along Route 611...Read Full Story

From Popular Mechanics:Marine corps engineers in Afghanistan have a new beast of a vehicle to help them defeat explosive booby traps.The civilian mechanics at Anniston Army Depot in Alabama usually only fix vehicles for the Army, not design them for the Marine Corps. But as Marines push into contested areas of Afghanistan, their engineers face a persistent threat from roadside bombs. The mechanics at Anniston saw they could build a safe ride for these military engineers by adding off-the...Read Full Story

Assault Breacher Vehicle. Courtesy of Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Gill / Marine Corp Marine Assault Vehicles Key To Afghan Strategy — L.A. Times As U.S. and Afghan troops prepare for an offensive in Helmand province, the Assault Breacher Vehicle – a cross between a tank and a bulldozer – is intended to conquer the terrain and roadside bombs. Reporting from Camp Pendleton – Weighing 70 tons, traveling up to 45 mph and possessed of a smash-mouth name, the Assault Breacher Vehicle is the Marine Corps...Read Full Story