Python
can rapidly clear a path through an anti-tank
minefield between 183 to 230m long and up
to 7.3m
wide. The Python has the ability to clear
a much longer safe' lane than its predecessor.
It is also faster to bring into action and
far more accurate. It can clear a path up
to 230m long and 7m wide through which vehicles
can then safely pass. Trailer mounted Pythons
can be towed in tandem' by the Chieftain
Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers engineer
tank (CHAVRE) (shown loaded with three gap-crossing
fascines), giving the Royal Engineers the
capability of breaching minefields over
400 meters deep.
The Python mine clearance system can be
also mounted on a trailer pulled behind
a Trojan armoured engineer tank, shoots
a snake of high explosives high into the
air and on to a minefield, where it explodes,
detonating the mines. The Python, which
is mounted on a trailer pulled behind a
Trojan armoured engineer tank, shoots a
snake of high explosives high into the air
and on to a minefield, where it explodes,
detonating the mines.
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