BIGMIG

This is a rather impressive modern day military bulldozer designed to work in a active war zone.........

From "wikipedia"

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yellowshaker

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Is that the same style dozer used on the old Sherman?

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A different artical about what is basicly the same tank.................U.S. Military D-9.........Cost around one million dollars each.

weighs 62 tons...............the blade 14 ft. long and about 7 ft. tall.................

Machine is about 25 ft. long and about 20 ft. tall...............

Has a two man crew and can have guns mounted on it.................

The glass on one of these can withstand 50-calibar rounds............

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IMPRESSIVE TO SAY THE LEAST.........................

pzrwest

And the Screens around the cab area will protect it from rpg's. The Germans used chain link fenceing on some of their tanks spaced out from the hull sides. The idea is to detonate the rocket before it hits the hull etc

killick64

Just like the "Bedspring" (actually, "Stand-off") Armor the Russians would hang on their T-34's during the Assault on Berlin. The idea was not to "deflect" AT projectiles (panzerfaust warheads, in this case) but to detonate them "prematurely", thus robbing them of their lethality.....

thomasjohnmurphy

I remember an old 70's movie about one of these (D-9) I think it was called "Kill Dozer" (lol) Scared the hell out of me (but then I was just a kid)

thomasjohnmurphy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsK1z7K_7Vk

here's a clip

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I just happened to find these pictures also,so thought I would post them here also.I had never seen one of these guys.

BIGMIG ...........From "wikipedia"