Looking like something out of a sci-fi
movie. The concept was simple to imagine. Take a jet engine and use the
considerable heat and blast effect to clear and disable mines. Easy right? The
Soviets tried to do just that with the Progvev-T......
The only problem with the design is the
size of the tank and noise generated do not make it a stealthy beast at all.
Weighing in at 37 tons, it is not light. The MiG-15 engine used a lot of fuel.
The T-55 hull could take the weight with no problem however. It just was an
easy target and no assurance that every mine would be cleared.
This was simply a good idea that did not
work out. Even if modified to take two MiG-21 engines. This time the idea was
to use the force of the engine's blast to knock out oil well fires. It was
marginally more effective than in the mine clearing role.
A Russian tank with a Mig jet engine
mounted on it, to clear mines on hard surfaced roads by blasting them with
heat.
Designed to detect and sweeping mines laid
on roads covered with asphalt
Width of trawling - 10-12 m
Speed of trawling - 1 ... 3 km / h
The reliability of trawling - 99%
Continuous operation time - 2.5 hours
Minesweeping to a depth of - 20 cm
(operating shank ripper - up to 50 cm) from the top of the hock is a ripper.
