Mine flail

Mine clearing are armored vehicles, whose basic design is based mostly on an existing main battle tank model and have been specially modified for clearing minefields. For this purpose a mine flail is attached to the front of the carapace, which is a rotating device consisting of chains and massive steel balls or the like. , With which the buried mines are detonated. The Bundeswehr issued an flail tank boar in use.

Specially equipped tanks also have the opportunity to shoot Minenräumschnüre through a minefield. With the help of a small rocket a cord with explosives (eg, C4) applied across the minefield and then detonated. The shock wave from the detonation triggers the mines in the vicinity of or removes them.