212 FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor) c.(1986)
FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor) (1977-on) Engine 12,200cc Rolls-Royce C6TFR turbocharged diesel engine, developing 320 hp.
Dimensions Length 7.54m, Width 2.9m, Height 2.67m
Combat Weight 17.5 tonne
Road Speed 35mph (56 kh.h
First produced at the Royal Ordnance in Nottingham in 1977, the CET entered service from 1978, In 2013 the CET was withdrawn from service by the British Army.
The FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor or C.E.T. is an amphibious specialist armoured vehicle formerly used by the British Army. A tracked, lightly armoured vehicle, with amphibious capability, the CET was used by Royal Engineers in ground preparation for bridge construction and towing activities in the front line of battle, such as digging vehicle fighting pits, constructing earthen barriers, repairing roads, recovery of disabled vehicles from water and other obstacles, preparing riverbanks for vehicle crossings and clearing obstacles
Its two man crew sit in tandem positions on the left hand side of the vehicle, each with a set of driving controls facing opposite directions. A large earthmoving bucket is fitted at the rear of the vehicle and a rocket-propelled anchor on a 100m hawser attached to an 8 tonne winch can be fitted to the front. When operated from the rear seat the bucket is used for earth moving; clearing obstacles, paths or digging tank or gun pits and anti-tank ditches. When operated from the front-facing seat it can be driven on the road, and the anchor can be used to pull the CET up steep obstacles such as riverbanks.
The vehicle is NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) proofed and has an air filtration unit, supplying clean air to the crew when operating with the crew hatches closed down in a contaminated environment. The NBC air system is also used to inflate the buoyancy aids required to trim the vehicle when swimming.
The amphibious propulsion is provided by two Dowty water impellers, one mounted on each side of the vehicle and controlled by the commander in the rear seat facing forwards. The water jets are used to steer the vehicle when swimming, this is with the use of movable cowls directing the flow of water. When not in use, the propulsion unit water intakes are closed off with armoured covers to prevent damage during digging operations. Flotation aids are required to trim the vehicle for swimming
Maximum speed in water is 8.5 knots, the vehicle will wade in 1.8m of water and requires preparation for operating in deeper water than this as it achieves buoyancy. FV180 can tow a Giant Viper anti-mine system. is air-transportable weighing 17.5 tons by a C-130 Hercules aircraft.
In 2013 the CET was replaced in British service by a new, larger vehicle: the 30 tonne Terrier armoured digger. The CET is still used by Forces of India, Singapore and the Ukraine.
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Shot 28.05.2022 at Smallwood Steam Rally. Cheshire REF 160-212
212 FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor) c.(1986)
FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor) (1977-on) Engine 12,200cc Rolls-Royce C6TFR turbocharged diesel engine, developing 320 hp.
Dimensions Length 7.54m, Width 2.9m, Height 2.67m
Combat Weight 17.5 tonne
Road Speed 35mph (56 kh.h
First produced at the Royal Ordnance in Nottingham in 1977, the CET entered service from 1978, In 2013 the CET was withdrawn from service by the British Army.
The FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor or C.E.T. is an amphibious specialist armoured vehicle formerly used by the British Army. A tracked, lightly armoured vehicle, with amphibious capability, the CET was used by Royal Engineers in ground preparation for bridge construction and towing activities in the front line of battle, such as digging vehicle fighting pits, constructing earthen barriers, repairing roads, recovery of disabled vehicles from water and other obstacles, preparing riverbanks for vehicle crossings and clearing obstacles
Its two man crew sit in tandem positions on the left hand side of the vehicle, each with a set of driving controls facing opposite directions. A large earthmoving bucket is fitted at the rear of the vehicle and a rocket-propelled anchor on a 100m hawser attached to an 8 tonne winch can be fitted to the front. When operated from the rear seat the bucket is used for earth moving; clearing obstacles, paths or digging tank or gun pits and anti-tank ditches. When operated from the front-facing seat it can be driven on the road, and the anchor can be used to pull the CET up steep obstacles such as riverbanks.
The vehicle is NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) proofed and has an air filtration unit, supplying clean air to the crew when operating with the crew hatches closed down in a contaminated environment. The NBC air system is also used to inflate the buoyancy aids required to trim the vehicle when swimming.
The amphibious propulsion is provided by two Dowty water impellers, one mounted on each side of the vehicle and controlled by the commander in the rear seat facing forwards. The water jets are used to steer the vehicle when swimming, this is with the use of movable cowls directing the flow of water. When not in use, the propulsion unit water intakes are closed off with armoured covers to prevent damage during digging operations. Flotation aids are required to trim the vehicle for swimming
Maximum speed in water is 8.5 knots, the vehicle will wade in 1.8m of water and requires preparation for operating in deeper water than this as it achieves buoyancy. FV180 can tow a Giant Viper anti-mine system. is air-transportable weighing 17.5 tons by a C-130 Hercules aircraft.
In 2013 the CET was replaced in British service by a new, larger vehicle: the 30 tonne Terrier armoured digger. The CET is still used by Forces of India, Singapore and the Ukraine.
Diolch am 94,425,826 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
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Shot 28.05.2022 at Smallwood Steam Rally. Cheshire REF 160-212