Combat engineering vehicles (CEVs) are armoured vehicles built for engineering work on the battlefield or for the transportation of sappers.

Types of combat engineering vehicles

Modified tanks

Most CEVs are armoured fighting vehicles that may be based on a tank chassis and have special attachments in order to breach obstacles. Such attachments may include dozer blades, mine rollers, cranes etc. An example of an engineering vehicle of this kind is a bridgelaying tank, which replaces the turret with a segmented hydraulic bridge. Another good example is the American M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle, which is equipped with a dozer blade and a 165mm demolition gun .

Sappers' carriers

Another type of CEVs are armoured fighting vehicles which are used to transport sappers (Combat engineer troops) and can be fitted with a bulldozer's blade and other mine-breaching devices. They are often used as APCs because of their carrying ability and their heavy protection. They usually armed with machine guns and grenade launchers. For example: IDF Puma , Nagmachon , Huskey HVGP, US Stryker Combat Engineering model.

Military engineering vehicles

CEVs may also including civilian heavy equipment which was modified for military applications. In that case - the heavy vehicle must have some sort of protection, usually armour plates and steel jackets. For example: the IDF Caterpillar D9 armoured bulldozer, American D7 TPK, cranes, graders, excavators, DEUCE.

Designated armored engineering vehicle

These are vehicles they specially designed as CEVs for the military. They have special engineering uses as well as armour protection. A good example for this kind of CEV is the American M9 ACE.

More information

See also

• Combat engineering
• Engineering vehicles
• Sapper
• Bulldozer
• Caterpillar D9

External links

• Combat Engineering Vehicles' pictures from around the world (www.militaryphotos.net forums)