Giant Viper
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title:
Giant Viper
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The Giant Viper was a trailer-mounted, vehicle-pulled, mine clearance system, designed to be deployed in areas containing land mines. It was developed for the British Army in the 1950s. It was designed to be towed behind a Centurion gun tank, FV4003, AVRE; and also the FV432 Armoured personnel carrier. The Giant Viper used rockets to launch a 250-metre-long hose, packed with plastic explosive, across a minefield. In the 1970s, the Giant Viper hoses were filled at ROF Chorley. Once it lands the c
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Rocket-launched mine clearance system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Viper
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2023-05-25T22:17:01Z
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