Evaluation of Aardvark Mk IV Flail - gichd
Evaluation of Aardvark Mk IV Flail - gichd Evaluation of Aardvark Mk IV Flail - gichd
6.5 Performance This section of the report is concerned with the fitness for purpose, reliability, running costs and ease of maintenance. 6.5.1 Inert Minefield Encounter (A7/1) 6.5.1.1 Description: A minefield consisting of inert filled AT mines was laid in a 6m by 3m area. Aardvark was set to clear it. The position of the minefield was on White Hill and had a gradient of 1 in 6.0. Aardvark flailed uphill at a speed of 150m/hr. 6.5.1.2 Results: Run 1 see figures 6.27 to 6.32 Figure 6-27; Plan of Run 1 Mine No. Mine Type Outcome 1 TMA-3 Partly damaged – 1 fuse removed & Outside flail width 2 TMA-2 Destroyed 3 TMA-3 Destroyed 4 GIAT Minotaur Hit 3 times, left in spoil on centreline 5 GIAT Minotaur Hit 2 times, left in spoil on left-hand side 6.5.1.3 Comments & Observations Table 6-8; Minefield Data Run 1 Although mine No.1 was partly damaged since one fuse was hit it would have probably detonated, figure 6.30. It can be assumed that the other four mines would have been deactivated. Page 34 of 77 DERA/LWS/LSAA/TRD000603/1.2
Destroyed Mine Case Figure 6-28; Layout before Run 1 Figure 6-29; Test area after Run 1 DERA/LWS/LSAA/TRD000603/1.2 Page 35 of 77
- Page 1 and 2: Evaluation of Aardvark Mk IV Flail
- Page 3 and 4: Authorisation Prepared by Mr C A Le
- Page 5 and 6: Abstract Aardvark Clearmine Ltd hav
- Page 7 and 8: List of contents Authorisation iii
- Page 9 and 10: List of Tables Table 4-1; Improveme
- Page 11 and 12: Figure 6-45; Aardvark just passed R
- Page 13 and 14: 1 Introduction 1.1 Contractual Matt
- Page 15 and 16: Rear Front Figure 3-1; Aardvark Mar
- Page 17 and 18: 4.1 Additional Alterations: 4.1.1 T
- Page 19 and 20: 6 Test Procedures and Results 6.1 G
- Page 21 and 22: Figure 6-2; Measuring the height of
- Page 23 and 24: Figure 6-3; Using load cells to wei
- Page 25 and 26: Figure 6-4; Measuring the Approach
- Page 27 and 28: Figure 6-6; Turning Circle DERA/LWS
- Page 29 and 30: Figure 6-7; Aardvark climbing Birch
- Page 31 and 32: Figure 6-9; Speed = 67m/hr, Depth =
- Page 33 and 34: Figure 6-13; After flailing at 300m
- Page 35 and 36: Figure 6-17; Measuring Level used D
- Page 37 and 38: Figure 6-18; Aardvark entering the
- Page 39 and 40: Figure 6-20; Foliage and terrain en
- Page 41 and 42: This page is intentionally blank DE
- Page 43 and 44: Figure 6-24; Test run before cleara
- Page 45: This page is intentionally blank DE
- Page 49 and 50: GIAT buried in spoil Figure 6-32; P
- Page 51 and 52: Destroyed Mine Case Figure 6-34; La
- Page 53 and 54: This page is intentionally blank DE
- Page 55 and 56: Figure 6-39; Layout of 3 Figure 6-4
- Page 57 and 58: This page is intentionally blank DE
- Page 59 and 60: Figure 6-44; Layout of Run 4 Figure
- Page 61 and 62: Run stopped before these mines Figu
- Page 63 and 64: This page is intentionally blank DE
- Page 65 and 66: Figure 6-52; Layout of Run 6 Figure
- Page 67 and 68: This page is intentionally blank DE
- Page 69 and 70: Figure 6-57; Layout of Run 7 Figure
- Page 71 and 72: Figure 6-60; TMRP-6 and TMA-2 Figur
- Page 73 and 74: een destroyed or detonated. . The G
- Page 75 and 76: Figure 6-66; TMA-3 outside flail wi
- Page 77 and 78: 6.5.9 Inert Minefield Encounter (A7
- Page 79 and 80: Figure 6-70; Run 9 after flailing F
- Page 81 and 82: 6.5.10 Running Costs and Ease of Ma
- Page 83 and 84: 8 Recommendations 8.1 The driver’
- Page 85 and 86: A MK III AND MK IV RELATED PERFORMA
- Page 87 and 88: Interval Servicing Task DERA/LWS/LS
- Page 89: Distribution list Ms A Doherty DFID
- Page 92: This page is intentionally blank DE
Destroyed<br />
Mine Case<br />
Figure 6-28; Layout before Run 1<br />
Figure 6-29; Test area after Run 1<br />
DERA/LWS/LSAA/TRD000603/1.2 Page 35 <strong>of</strong> 77
Change language