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The ABV Assault Breacher Vehicle is deployed by U.S. Army in South Korea 2008132.
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| Tuesday, August 20, 2013 04:24 PM | |||
| The ABV Assault Breacher Vehicle is deployed by U.S. Army in South Korea. | |||
The
U.S. Army has added a new mine-resistant vehicle to its Korea fleet –
the Assault
Breacher Vehicle. The 70-ton ABV, nicknamed “The Shredder,”
is designed to clear paths for troops to advance through minefields or
areas where improvised explosive devices might be buried. |
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“The 2nd Infantry
Division (2ID) of U.S. Army remains at the tip of the spear on the Korean
peninsula, outfitted with the best soldiers and equipped with the most
modern and lethal weapons that exist in the world today,” according
to the 2ID statement. ABVs first got extensive use in Afghanistan in 2010 when the U.S. Marines brought them in to help deal with the IEDs, a popular weapon of the Taliban there. “The Assault Breacher Vehicle is a tracked, combat-(engineered) vehicle designed to provide the capability for deliberate and in-stride breaching of mine fields and complex obstacles for the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team,” a 2ID release said. The 2ID staged a field demonstration of the ABV for the media at Rodriguez Range, about 15 miles south of the DMZ. Six so far have been brought to South Korea. |
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