FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor
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| FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor | |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Length | 7.54 m |
| Width | m |
| Height | 2.67 m |
| Weight | 17 tonnes |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | mm |
| Main armament | 7.62mm machine gun |
| Secondary armament | |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | Rolls Royce C6TCR 320 hp (240 kW) |
| Suspension | |
| Road speed | 56 km/h |
| Power/weight | 19 hp/tonne |
| Range | 480 km |
The Combat Engineer Tractor is a specialist armoured vehicle of the British Army. The CET is used by Royal Engineers in ground preparation and towing activities in the front line of battle.
It is a tracked and armoured vehicle with amphibious capability. The two crew sit in tandem positions on the left hand side of the vehicle. The CET can be driven easily in either direction. A large bulldozer-type blade is fited at the rear of the vehicle and a rocket-launched anchor on a 100m hawser is fitted to the front. When operated in reverse the blade is used for earth moving; clearing obstacles, paths or digging gun pits. In forward the anchor can be used to pull the CET up steep obstacles such as riverbanks.
The CET is scheduled to be replaced by a new, larger vehicle - the 30 tonne Terrier. Terrier will be better protected, equipped with night vision and be remotely operated if required in more hazardous circumstances.
| Modern (post WW2) UK military vehicles (not AFV) |
|---|
| Light vehicles |
| Austin Champ | Land Rover | Land Rover Forward Control | "Airportable" Land Rover|ATMP (Supacat) |
| Load carriers |
| FV 620 "Stalwart" | Bedford MK/MJ 4 ton | Militant 10 ton |
| Transporters |
| "Mighty Antar" | Scammell Commander |
| Recovery and engineering vehicles |
| Royal Marines Beach ARV | FV180 CET | FV106 Samson |
| UK Armoured Fighting Vehicles |
