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Assault Breacher Vehicle
M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), shortly Breacher, and nicknamed The Shredder,〔("Marine Corps’ newest modded tank, “The Shredder!”" )〕 is the name of a U.S. military vehicle model as first used on a larger scale by the US Marines in the joint ISAF-Afghan'' Operation Moshtarak'' in Southern Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan in 2010 against the Taliban insurgency.
==Design and purpose==
These tracked combat vehicles were especially designed to clear pathways for troops and other vehicles through minefields and along roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices. The 72-ton, 12 m (40 foot)long vehicles are based on the M1 Abrams with a 1,500 horsepower engine, but fitted with a 12.7 mm machine gun and a front-mounted 4.5 m (15-foot) wide plow, supported by metallic skis that glide on the dirt and armed with nearly 3,175 kg (7,000 lb) of explosives.
They were called ''"the answer"'' to the deadliest threat facing NATO troops in this conflict. The Breachers are also equipped with M58 MICLIC Mine Clearing Line Charges: rockets carrying C-4 explosives up to 100–150 yards forward, detonating hidden bombs at a safe distance, so that troops and vehicles can pass through safely.〔("Marines push 'The Breacher' against Taliban lines" ), ''Washington Post''〕
In the 1990s, the U.S. Army decided it could not afford to continue developing complicated, maintenance-heavy vehicles for this purpose. The Grizzly program was canceled in 2001. The prototype developed never made it to the production lines. The Marine Corps however persisted and funded its own development and testing. The main body of the final model of the ABV is built on the General Dynamics chassis that is used for the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. Pearson Engineering of the UK provided the specially designed plow and the other mine-clearing accessories.〔("Marines roll out Assault Breacher Vehicles for Marjah Afghanistan offensive - When Marines rumble into the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in Helmand province for one of the largest offensives of the Afghanistan war, they'll be battle-testing a powerful new weapon, the Assault Breacher Vehicle" ), ''Christian Science Monitor''〕〔("US Marines push their ultimate mine clearance weapon, 'The Breacher,' against Taliban lines" ), ''San Francisco Examiner''〕〔("MV-22 and ABV Meet Expectations" ), Military.com〕
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