Resistance To Antitank Mines
The design and the armoring of the DIGGER D-3 have been developed to withstand to antitank mines detonations.
The survivability of the machine has been tested in Sweden with 8 kg TNT antitank mines. During these tests, the vehicle was not damaged; however the tools (flail and tiller) were not repairable in the field.
Following this experience, the design of the tools has been improved. The new generation of tiller has been tested in real conditions in Croatia, with an antitank mine detonation of 6 kg TNT. The explosion has slightly damaged the tiller tool; indeed it was easily repairable on the field. The good results obtained in Croatia have shown the good quality and survivability of this new generation of tiller tool.
The risk with antitank mines remains important for the digging tool, even for machines much larger than the DIGGER D-3. It is important to know that you should never operate with any kind of machines in antitank minefields, because each explosion of this kind of mine reduces the life of the machines.
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