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to destroy armored vehicles, they are useless when turned upside-down; as the tank runs over the mine, it will expend its blast down instead of upwards, causing insignificant damage, if any.
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The British started work on plow designs in 1937, and a successful design was introduced for the
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are plowed up and pushed outside the tank's track path or tipped over. Since modern
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where it was usually fitted with a plow on the front, which enables it to
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The mine plow is still in use by many combat engineering units. The
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The first recorded combat use is by a "Bullshorn" plow on a
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during the Allied invasion of Normandy (this was one of "
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DoD page with an M1A1 Abrams mounted with a mine plow
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U.S. Army
M1A1 Abrams

Trojan
AVRE
Royal Engineers
fascine
British English
minefield
tank
military engineering vehicle
land mines
anti-tank mines
focused explosion


IDF Caterpillar D9
armored bulldozer
Jordan Valley
First World War
Renault FT
Matilda Mk I tank
Churchill tank
79th Armoured Division
Sword Beach
Hobart's Funnies
Royal Engineers
Trojan
Afghanistan

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