yorkie56 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hi All, I know this might be a long shot, but does anyone know of, have any info or pictures of the Saracen Mine Exploder, I have only ever seen one blurred picture of one in Aden. Many thanks:undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Like this one, in Oman? http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/388/1600/812509/Saladin%20mine.jpg Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie56 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Yep, that's the fella, much better picture than I saw, many thanks for that.:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 From what I can tell, it wasn't an official kit or mod and was built for something else and adapted to the Saracen. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mash Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 As someone who has used mine rollers I am a little confused as to why they are fitted to the rear of the vehicle as any detonation could immobilise a wheel station and strand the vehicle or worse injure the crew. Was this purely to counter anti personal mines and they believed a vehicle could withstand the detonation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 The site hosting the image stated that it was used in reverse when clearing mines. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 From what I can tell, it wasn't an official kit or mod and was built for something else and adapted to the Saracen.Cheers,Terry Of the 124 Saracen mods I have, the Mine Exploder only gets mentioned twice in 1976 & 1977. Certainly a recognised variant as it looks as if its Asset Code was 0005-6401. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 As someone who has used mine rollers I am a little confused as to why they are fitted to the rear of the vehicle as any detonation could immobilise a wheel station and strand the vehicle or worse injure the crew. Was this purely to counter anti personal mines and they believed a vehicle could withstand the detonation? I would think it was probably fitted to the rear, so that the engine was protected at the front. Also, the rear wheels dont have steering arms that could be damaged by a blast. The only issue would be the internal fuel tank located above the rear and middle wheels. Perhaps that was relocated. The Saracen was designed to drive with only four wheels, so if the two rear wheels became damaged, it would still be able to drive itself home. Regards, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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