Evaluation of Aardvark Mk IV Flail - gichd

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6.5.8 Inert Minefield Encounter (A7/8) 6.5.8.1 Description: Page 60 of 77 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 Birch Down heading downhill on the Alpine Way and had a gradient of 1 in 2.7. Aardvark flailed uphill at a speed of 200m/hr. 6.5.8.2 Results: Run 8 see figures 6.62 to 6.66. Mine No. Mine Type Outcome 1 TMA-3 Outside Flail path 2 TMA-3 Destroyed 3 TMA-2 Destroyed 4 GIAT Minotaur Hit 4 times 5 GIAT Minotaur Hit 3 times 6.5.8.3 Comments & Observations Figure 6-62; Plan of Run 8 Table 6-15; Minefield Data Run 8 At start-up the flails on the RHS were seen to oscillate in a left to right motion causing a 100mm rut to be formed, this rut did not adversely affect the clearance DERA/LWS/LSAA/TRD000603/1.2
een destroyed or detonated. . The GIAT Minotaur would probably Figure 6-63; Layout of Run 8 DERA/LWS/LSAA/TRD000603/1.2 Page 61 of 77
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Evaluation of Aardvark Mk IV Flail
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Authorisation Prepared by Mr C A Le
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Abstract Aardvark Clearmine Ltd hav
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List of contents Authorisation iii
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List of Tables Table 4-1; Improveme
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Figure 6-45; Aardvark just passed R
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1 Introduction 1.1 Contractual Matt
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Rear Front Figure 3-1; Aardvark Mar
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4.1 Additional Alterations: 4.1.1 T
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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
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Page 43 and 44: Figure 6-24; Test run before cleara
Page 47 and 48: Destroyed Mine Case Figure 6-28; La
Page 49 and 50: GIAT buried in spoil Figure 6-32; P
Page 51 and 52: Destroyed Mine Case Figure 6-34; La
Page 55 and 56: Figure 6-39; Layout of 3 Figure 6-4
Page 59 and 60: Figure 6-44; Layout of Run 4 Figure
Page 61 and 62: Run stopped before these mines Figu
Page 71: Figure 6-60; TMRP-6 and TMA-2 Figur
Page 75 and 76: Figure 6-66; TMA-3 outside flail wi
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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
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