DESCRIPTION: The MICLIC is a rocket projected explosive line charge which provides a “close-in” breaching capability for maneuver forces. It is effective against conventionally fused mines and, when detonated, it provides a lane 8 meters by 100 meters.
What is a Mick lick?
A mine-clearing line charge (abbreviated MICLIC and pronounced /mɪk. lɪk/ or “mick-lick”) is used to create a breach in minefields under combat conditions. The charges explode, detonating any buried mines, thus clearing a path for infantry to cross. The system may either be human-portable or vehicle-mounted.
How many pounds of C4 are in a MICLIC?
Whether it’s North Korean artillerymen raining rounds down on Seoul or an insurgency bomb factory, your most important targets can be protected by mines and IEDs that will slow down even the most determined force. But there’s a tool made of 1,750 pounds of C4 that will get you through in a hurry: the MICLIC.
How long is a MICLIC charge?
350 feet
The line charge is 350 feet (107 meters) long and contains 5 pounds (2.27 kg) per linear foot of C-4 explosive. In the event a MICLIC fails to detonate normally, it can be manually activated by time-delay fuses every few feet along the length of it.
How does Miclic work?
MICLIC is a mine clearing device used to clear a path for tanks, vehicles and personnel through minefields and other obstacles. The line charge is propelled over the minefield by a Mk22 5-inch rocket motor and detonated, clearing a one vehicle wide lane 100 meters long and eight meters wide.
What type of mine is used with the volcano?
The system uses prepackaged mine canisters which contain multiple anti-personnel (AP) and/or anti-tank (AT) mines which are dispersed over a wide area when ejected from the canister. The system, commonly referred to as Volcano, is also used by other armies around the world.
How dense are minefields?
Mine Emplacement The Volcano system can emplace a minefield with an average density of 0.72 mines per meter for AT mines and 0.14 mines per meter for AP mines. The densities will vary slightly due to some mines failing to arm and self-destructing two to four minutes after dispensing.
What is the purpose of minefields?
In military science, minefields are considered a defensive or harassing weapon, used to slow the enemy down, to help deny certain terrain to the enemy, to focus enemy movement into kill zones, or to reduce morale by randomly attacking material and personnel.
What are the types of minefields?
There are four general types of minefields–protective, tactical, nuisance, and phony. Each type is determined by its distinct battlefield purpose.
How are minefields cleared?
Demining or mine clearance is the process of removing land mines from an area. In military operations, the object is to rapidly clear a path through a minefield, and this is often done with devices such as mine plows and blast waves. Mechanical devices such as flails and excavators are sometimes used to clear mines.
What are minefields?
1 : an area (as of water or land) set with mines. 2 : something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution a political minefield.
