FV3705 Giant Viper Mine Clearance Trailer
This specially designed trailer carries the Giant Viper Mine Clearance device which is the modern version of the Conger system, deployed for a short time in 1944, but with the stable PE4 high explosive making it a very effective weapon. The Giant Viper is designed to clear a path through minefields approximately the width of a tank. It launches a cluster of eight solid fuel rockets which pull a plastic hose filled with 1500kg of PE4 explosive over the area to be cleared and after landing, and when clear of the launching vehicle, the PE4 is then detonated. Usually the Centurion AVRE is the first vehicle to enter the newly formed gap in the minefield, using it's dozer blade to prepare the route for following vehicles. This early version of Giant Viper can also be towed by the FV432 using a special drawbar. In 2010, The Times reported that "Royal Engineers fired the Python rocket-propelled mine-clearing system for the first time in Afghanistan on Saturday, clearing a suspected IED belt in Nad Ali as part of a major offensive against the Taleban in Helmand province".
- SKU: UK371
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We ship to all countries World Wide. If you receive an error message "No shipping location available" or similar, please contact us directly by e-mail (info@milicast.com) and we shall assist. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Shipments outside the UK may be subject to Duty & Taxes from the government of the destination country. Payment of Duty & Taxes are the responsibility of the customer.
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This specially designed trailer carries the Giant Viper Mine Clearance device which is the modern version of the Conger system (see Battlefield kit BB213), deployed for a short time in 1944, but with the stable PE4 high explosive making it a very effective weapon.The Giant Viper is designed to clear a path through minefields approximately the width of a tank. It launches a cluster of eight solid fuel rockets which pull a plastic hose filled with 1500kg of PE4 explosive over the area to be cleared and after landing, and when clear of the launching vehicle, the PE4 is then detonated. Usually the Centurion AVRE (see UK351) is the first vehicle to enter the newly formed gap in the minefield, using it's dozer blade to prepare the route for following vehicles. This early version of Giant Viper can also be towed by the FV432 using a special drawbar. In 2010, The Times reported that "Royal Engineers fired the Python rocket-propelled mine-clearing system for the first time in Afghanistan on Saturday, clearing a suspected IED belt in Nad Ali as part of a major offensive against the Taleban in Helmand province".
- ManufacturerMilicast
- Unit of SaleSingle Unit
- Assembly StatusUnassembled Kit
- Scale1:76
- Age Level17 Years & Up
- Skill Level3 – Intermediate
- ThemeMilitaria
We ship to all countries World Wide. If you receive an error message "No shipping location available" or similar, please contact us directly by e-mail (info@milicast.com) and we shall assist. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Shipments outside the UK may be subject to Duty & Taxes from the government of the destination country. Payment of Duty & Taxes are the responsibility of the customer.
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All Goods remain the property of Milicast Model Company until paid for in full. Goods may only be returned by prior arrangement at the recipients' expense. Delivery and insurance charges are non-refundable. Claims for damaged/missing items should be made within seven days of receipt.
Any products purchased 'second hand’, (without proof of direct Milicast Model Company supply, or supply from an Milicast Model Company approved dealer, shop or agent), or any products part assembled or part worked on in any way, are not covered by this returns policy. Under these circumstances no returns will be accepted, however we may quote for the supply of parts to restore the product to full inventory.
