SAF new TrailBlazer Mine Clearing Vehicle by Spore Technolog

• lionnoisy

  8 Sep 09, 08:53

  I am sad that zaobao and Strait Times did not report this new stuff from Spore Technology.

  Our fren in north is more rager to report.wat a F!!

  开路先锋 is a very good translation!!

  2.SAF guys in AOH said this new vehicle is to clear a lane of

  3.2 meter width.

  3.This new product is a smaller version of SAF Mine Clearing Vehicle

  provided in 2005..

  Mine Clearing Vehicle--nobody care!!

  4.Does the following refer to TrailBlazer ?Read in reference for sources.

  The SAF, DSTA and
  Singapore Technologies Kinetics have jointly
  developed and built a Tracked Mine Flail which
  offers more protection to the crew and
  exceptional mobility performance over other
  commercial off-the-shelf mine clearing vehicles.
  The Tracked Mine Flail features a fully
  automatic deployable flail system and the
  world’s first hydrostatic tank transmission for
  both creep and normal mobility.

  source--

  http://www.klsreview.com/

  (9月6æ—¥) 新国陆军展示“开路先锋”扫雷车

  新国陆军展示“开路先锋”扫雷车

  

   

  KLS新加å�¡æŠ¥å¯¼ï¼šæ–°åŠ å�¡é™†å†›åœ¨2009年陆军展中，展示了“开路先锋”（TRAILBLAZER）履带扫雷车，完全由新科动力研制。

  “开路先锋”扫雷车采用了BIONIX装甲战车低盘，它装置了链击å¼�扫雷器（mine flail system），以滚动é“�链猛击雷地，引爆地雷。

  æ�®äº†è§£ï¼Œè£…置在“开路先锋”扫雷车的é“�链，平å�‡æ¯�绦é“�链å�¯ä»¥æ‘§æ¯�20æžšå��人员地雷，而如果是扫除å��å�¦å…‹åœ°é›·ï¼Œåˆ™æ¯�æ�¡é“�链å�ªèƒ½æ‘§æ¯�3æžšå��å�¦å…‹åœ°é›·ã€‚

  在链击�扫雷器行在滚动时，时速超过100公里，在达到一定的滚动速度�，�作人员�会下放滚动�链猛击雷地，打击力度（hit impact）接近1000公斤。

  维修�养方�，消�指称，其维修相当简�，如果�链�能�使用，��更��链就�以了。

  “ 开路先锋”扫雷车两侧也装置了“路线标示动力系统”（Kinetics Route Indication System），在扫雷车进行扫雷行动时，它会自动的垂直è�½ä¸‹æ‰“击地é�¢ï¼Œæ ‡ç¤ºè·¯çº¿ï¼Œè®©å�Žæ–¹è½¦é˜Ÿå�¯ä»¥æ²¿ç�€å·²æ ‡ç¤ºçš„痕迹å‰�进。如此以æ�¥ï¼Œå�Žæ–¹è½¦é˜Ÿå°±ä¸�会误闯其 它的未ç»�扫雷的地区了。

  新国陆军工兵称，以往在清除100米的雷区，往往必须动用一个排或相等于27人的兵力清除雷区，所需时间约4.5�时，而且扫雷人员必须�对敌人攻击的��。

  但在有了“开路先锋”å�Žï¼Œ100米的雷区清除时间约å�ªéœ€15分钟，而且扫雷人员无需é�¢å¯¹æ•Œäººæ”»å‡»çš„å¨�èƒ�，因为他们ä¸�必下车进行扫雷工作，全部æ“�作都在一个能够抵御7.62毫米机枪的装甲驾驶舱内完æˆ�。

  “开路先锋”å�ªéœ€ä¸€å��å�¸æœºå�Šä¸€å��æ“�作人员，就å�¯ä»¥è¿›è¡Œæ“�作，而且驾驶舱也装备了7.62毫米机枪。

  read further--

  

  Sg has got a new MCV the Danish-built Hydrema 910 MCV Series 2

  in 2005.

  http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/138187

   

  2.AOH 09 : Trailblazer Mine Clearing Tank on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

  Trailblazer's Lane Marking System

  

   

  3.Made in Singapore Equipment - Defence Talk Forum

  4.Not appearing in ST products list yet.

  5.

  Bionix AFV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  "Introduction to Mine Clearing Technology". DTA Horizons 2009. http://www.dsta.gov.sg/images/stories/DSTA%20Internet/publications/DSTA_Horizons/2009/dh2009_10_MineClearing.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-15.

  With the growth of humanitarian demining
  in the 1990s, flail systems were developed to
  meet the demand for tools against mines and
  small UXOs. In the Singapore Armed Forces
  (SAF), the Hydrema MCV 910 Series 2 has been
  in service since 2005. The SAF, DSTA and
  Singapore Technologies Kinetics have jointly
  developed and built a Tracked Mine Flail which
  offers more protection to the crew and
  exceptional mobility performance over other
  commercial off-the-shelf mine clearing vehicles.
  The Tracked Mine Flail features a fully
  automatic deployable flail system and the
  world’s first hydrostatic tank transmission for
  both creep and normal mobility.

   6.

  Issue 165

  Army News April 2009

  http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/home.html

  The Trailblazer--
  A Class of its Own

  All Terrain Capability
  While most armoured CMVs worldwide cannot operate on
  undulating ground, the Trailblazer is able to traverse through
  any terrain because it was built on the Bionix chassis. COL Ng
  added, “Let’s put it this way – wherever you can plant the mine,
  the Trailblazer can clear it.”

  mmm

   

   ddd -

• lionnoisy

  1 Oct 09, 12:50

  read more from

  Introduction to Mine Clearing Technology (PDF)

  ''Mine Flails
  Mine flails were also first developed for military
  applications and were famously used in WWII
  where they were fitted on Sherman tanks. The
  Sherman tank flails are known to be very
  effective and played an integral role in the
  initial shore invasion in Normandy.
  With the growth of humanitarian demining
  in the 1990s, flail systems were developed to
  meet the demand for tools against mines and
  small UXOs. In the Singapore Armed Forces
  (SAF), the Hydrema MCV 910 Series 2 has been
  in service since 2005. The SAF, DSTA and
  Singapore Technologies Kinetics have jointly
  developed and built a Tracked Mine Flail which
  offers more protection to the crew and
  exceptional mobility performance over other
  commercial off-the-shelf mine clearing vehicles.
  The Tracked Mine Flail features a fully
  automatic deployable flail system and the
  world’s first hydrostatic tank transmission for
  both creep and normal mobility.
  Conceptually, most flail systems utilise the same
  concept: a drive system, an extended arm, a
  rotating drum and chains with weights at the
  ends to provide the pounding force. The force
  of the swinging hammer is transferred onto
  the ground upon impact. It is this same impact
  force that either causes the mine to detonate
  or shatter.
  Each flail system is different in terms of clearing
  speed, clearing depth, survivability and clearing
  effectiveness. The next section will cover an
  in-depth discussion of the design considerations
  for mine flail systems.

  ''page 8

  oo

• bloodsucker

  2 Oct 09, 19:20

  Go subscribe to Army News or Pioneer mag if u are so interested. Straits Times got better news than stuff like this.

• wonderamazement

  13 Dec 09, 20:16

  The Lane Marking System is by Pearson, marketed by Altrus Singapore.
• Shotgun

  18 Dec 09, 01:34

  I wonder if there will be a boat launched version...  Hmmm..

• Atobe

  19 Dec 09, 14:44

  Originally posted by Shotgun:

  I wonder if there will be a boat launched version...  Hmmm..

  
  Under wraps at ST Marine, and it floats too  :)

   

  On the new Trail Blazer report, the Malaysian Chinese vernacular press seems to be blowing the horns of the various industrial-military developments for the SAF, it is a surprise that the Malay, English and Tamil newspapers are largely silent and do not mention a paragraph - even in the form of a translation from their sister press.

  Some Malaysians take pride in what an independent Singapore has accomplished, as they know that some from amongst their midst have contributed to the local efforts here.

   

  On a side note, while the Trail Blazer maybe good at clearing mines up ahead, how good is it being protected from a roadside IDE ?

  Considering that the Lebanese Prime Minister was killed while travelling in an armored vehicle encasing him and supposed to be protecting him, it had created a tomb for those occupants due to the ‘explosive blast effects’.  

   

• Sepecat

  19 Dec 09, 16:48

  An IED can be built to defeat any armored vehicle. Even a Merkava is not immune let alone the Trail Blazer.  

• Gattlinggun80

  19 Dec 09, 17:01

  old tech stuff ....ww2 kidsstuff at normandy..............:nothin new...its like reinventing a wheel. actually farm machinery can also do same job....just put in new attachm,ent  vehicle n there u have it.or get those guys from mythbusters to make farm machinery with no driver.

  something is really  not exactly moving at spore kinetics.....it looks as if they are making just fer sake of making.

• weasel1962

  21 Dec 09, 10:33

  If same logic is applied to other vehicles, who needs APCs when everyone has buses, who needs 3/5 tonners when there’s commercial trucks. Just put a bit of armour in them.

  Seen any farms in SG that require plowing lately? Really an abundance of farm machinery.

  Thankfully, we have people who actually can think and live in SG, as decision makers in the saf and the defence industries.

• Sepecat

  22 Dec 09, 11:50

   

  This is not kidsstuff.

  It is actually quite impressive that Singapore can come up with its own specialized hardware.  The equipment being churned out seems to be getting better eg  FH88,FH2000,Pegasus, Bronco,Terrex............40 mm AGL ammo.............