Appendix C
       Combat Engineer Breaching Equipment

1.   M58 Single-Shot Mine-Clearing Line Charge (MCLC). The MCLC is
capable of explosively breaching a lane lOOm by 16m wide through minefield.
This trailer mounted and generally towed behind an assault amphibious vehicle.

2.  MK154 3-shot Line Charge. The system contains three line charge systems
within the troop compartment of an assault amphibious vehicle. It was employed
in the same manner as the MCLC.

3.  Anti-personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS). The system was used
to explosively breach a 25m by im wide lane through a minefield for personnel.

4.  Track Width Mine Plow. The plow was attached to the front of a M6OAl
tank to plow the ground 8-~2 inches deep directly in front of a tank's tracks in
order to remove mines from its path.

5.  Full Width Mine Rake. The rake was attached to the front of a M6OAI tank
with M9 blade to plow the ground 8-12 inches deep across the entire width of
the tank in order to dislodge mines.

6. Track Width Mine Roller. The roller is Israeli made and attached to the front
of a M6OAl tank to roll over mines directly in front of the tank tracks. The
weight of the roller causes mines to detonate before they can endanger the tank.

7.  "Roller Dude." This was a homemade version of the mine roller designed
by 1st Tank Battalion and fabricated by Naval Construction Battalion personnel.

8.  "Blade" Tank. This is a M60A1 tank with M9 dozer kit blade attached for
earthmovi ng tasks.

9.  Armored Combat Excavator (ACE). The ACE is a lightly armored combat
buildozer/earthmover.

10. D76 Bulldozer. The D76 is the largest bulldozer in the Marine Corps and
considered by combat engineers as the best of its type. Capable of being
armored.

11.   1 150E Bulldozer. This is the Corps' light bulldozer, capable of being
carried in a CH53E.

12. Diffenbaugh Fascine System. Designed by Warrant Officer Thomas M.
Diffenbaugh, the system consisted of bundles of PVC pipe carried on the sides
of assault amphibious vehicles to provide gap-crossing capability over ditches.