Municiones

M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge

Also known as
  • MICLIC
  • M58 MICLIC
  • carga lineal M58
  • Mine Clearing Line Charge

El M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge es la carga lineal de demolición estadounidense MICLIC proyectada por cohete, usada por ingenieros de combate para abrir mediante explosión un carril del ancho de un vehículo a través de campos de minas, cinturones de IED y obstáculos. Usa un cohete MK22 de 5 pulgadas para arrastrar una carga de C4 de 350 pies desde un lanzador MICLIC, y la información directa documenta su empleo en combate o vinculado a conflictos en Afganistán, Irak bajo la Operation Inherent Resolve y Ucrania.

M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, Carga lineal de demolición, Municiones
Image source: M58 MICLIC photo - Fort Chaffee

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Specifications

Longitud
350 pies
Carga explosiva
700 bloques de carga C4
Longitud de la brecha
Aproximadamente 100 metros
Anchura de la brecha
Aproximadamente 8 metros
Distancia de separación
Aproximadamente 65-95 metros
Peso de la carga completa
Aproximadamente 2.800 libras, sin el cohete
Lanzador
Lanzador MK155 sobre un remolque M200A1
Motor cohete
Motor cohete MK 22 de 5 pulgadas
Variants

La designación M58 abarca la familia de cargas lineales MICLIC; los lanzadores, remolques, motores cohete y vehículos portadores son equipos de lanzamiento relacionados, no variantes de la carga.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
M58A3Carga lineal MICLIC montada en remolque

FAS describe la adquisición del MICLIC por el Ejército como la adopción de la carga lineal M58A3 montada en remolque del Marine Corps e identifica al M58A3 como el elemento de carga lineal del sistema.

Sources: FAS M58 MICLIC

M59 Mine Clearing ChargeCarga MICLIC relacionada

American Ordnance presenta los M58 y M59 juntos como cargas de despeje de minas hechas con 700 conjuntos de carga sobre una cuerda de nailon.

Sources: American Ordnance Energetics

Carga explosiva

El M58 es una carga lineal propulsada por cohete construida en torno a bloques explosivos C4 transportados a través de un campo de minas u obstáculo antes de la detonación por mando.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
C4, Plastic demolition explosive, MunitionsC4Explosivo plástico de demolición

La hoja informativa del Ejército describe el M58 como una carga de 350 pies con 700 bloques de carga C4 en tres secciones de 100 pies y una sección de 50 pies; la antología del Marine Corps describe al MICLIC entregando aproximadamente 1.700 libras de C4 en la brecha de Now Zad.

Sources: MICLIC Fact Sheet, U.S. Marines in Afghanistan Anthology

Launcher And Carrier Systems

El M58 se entiende mejor como la línea explosiva dentro de un paquete de lanzamiento MICLIC más amplio, no como una carga de demolición autónoma colocada a mano. Las fuentes describen la línea de C4 de 350 pies en una carga contenedorizada, arrastrada por un cohete MK22 y detonada para crear un carril para vehículos y personal.

Lanzador estándar

La hoja informativa del Ejército identifica un lanzador MK155 montado en un remolque M200A1 como la disposición de lanzamiento remolcada.

Lanzador vehicular

DVIDS documenta un M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle disparando un M58 MICLIC durante entrenamiento en Polonia.

Portador heredado

Informes del Ejército describen un M60 AVLM, derivado del M60 AVLB, como otra plataforma de disparo MICLIC.

Timeline

M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge Key Events

  1. Aprobada la adquisición por el Ejército

    FAS informa que el Ejército de Estados Unidos aprobó la adquisición de la carga lineal M58A3 montada en remolque del Marine Corps como artículo no sujeto a desarrollo en diciembre de 1983.

    Sources: FAS M58 MICLIC

  2. MICLIC recibe clasificación de tipo

    FAS sitúa la clasificación de tipo del MICLIC en agosto de 1985.

    Sources: FAS M58 MICLIC

  3. Desplegado en USAREUR

    FAS informa de su despliegue en el U.S. Army Europe en el año fiscal 1988.

    Sources: FAS M58 MICLIC

  4. Cargas lineales disparadas en Now Zad

    Vehículos Marine Assault Breacher Vehicle dispararon cargas lineales durante la Operation Cobra's Anger en la provincia de Helmand, lo que dio a la carga un papel documentado de apertura de brechas en combate en Afganistán.

    Sources: DVIDS Now Zad ABV

  5. M58 MICLIC disparado en Makuan

    Vanguard of Valor Volume II describe vehículos Assault Breacher Vehicle del Marine Corps con M58 MICLIC disparando cargas lineales a través de hileras de viñedos sembradas de IED en la provincia de Kandahar.

    Sources: Vanguard of Valor Volume II

  6. Soldados iraquíes realizan fuego real con M58

    Soldados iraquíes realizaron un ejercicio de fuego real con M58 MICLIC en Besmaya durante un curso de ingenieros de combate dirigido por la coalición bajo la Operation Inherent Resolve.

    Sources: DVIDS Iraqi MICLIC Live Fire

  7. La ayuda estadounidense incluye sistemas de despeje de minas para Ucrania

    Una hoja informativa de asistencia de seguridad de Estados Unidos listó equipos y sistemas de despeje de minas entre la ayuda comprometida para Ucrania tras la invasión rusa a gran escala.

    Sources: DOD Ukraine Security Assistance Sep 2022

  8. Ucrania adapta el transporte del MICLIC

    Kyiv Post informó que el State Special Service of Transport de Ucrania mostró una caja MICLIC trasladada desde un remolque a una plataforma de camión militar para mejorar la movilidad en campaña.

    Sources: Kyiv Post MICLIC Ukraine Adaptation

Media

M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge Images

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Source: M58 MICLIC photo - NTC Fort Irwin
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Sources

MICLIC Fact SheetPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Supports the M58 linear demolition charge's 350-foot length, 700 C4 block charges, 100-meter breach length, 65-95 meter stand-off, MK155 launcher, M200A1 trailer, MK 22 rocket motor, and American Ordnance / NSWC Indian Head industry-partner context. | Accessed: 2026-06-27U.S. Marines in Afghanistan AnthologyPublisher: United States Marine Corps History Division | Note: Supports the Now Zad account describing MICLIC launching 1,700 pounds of C4 during the breaching operation. | Accessed: 2026-06-27SAM.gov MICLIC M58Publisher: SAM.gov | Note: Supports the M58 MICLIC use case as equipment used to clear paths for tanks, vehicles, and personnel through minefields and other obstacles. | Accessed: 2026-06-27FAS M58 MICLICPublisher: Federation of American Scientists | Note: Supports MICLIC system composition, M58A3 acquisition and fielding chronology, trailer and firing-kit context, 8-by-100-meter lane, C4 fill, and M68A2 inert training-charge context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02American Ordnance EnergeticsPublisher: American Ordnance | Note: Supports American Ordnance production context and M58/M59 mine-clearing charge details including the 8-by-100-meter lane, 350-foot length, 700 charge assemblies, 2,800-pound complete-charge weight, and C4 filler. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Vanguard of Valor Volume IIPublisher: U.S. Army Combined Arms Center / Combat Studies Institute Press | Note: Supports 2001 War in Afghanistan conflict use: Marine Corps Assault Breacher Vehicles fitted with M58 MICLICs fired line charges during the Makuan operation in Kandahar Province in September 2010. | Accessed: 2026-07-02DVIDS Now Zad ABVPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports Afghanistan background: Marine Assault Breacher Vehicles fired line charges during Operation Cobra's Anger at Now Zad in December 2009. | Accessed: 2026-07-02DVIDS Iraqi MICLIC Live FirePublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports 2014 War Against the Islamic State direct conflict use under Operation Inherent Resolve: Supports 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve conflict use: Iraqi soldiers fired an M58 MICLIC during coalition-supervised combat engineer training at Besmaya in June 2016. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Kyiv Post MICLIC Ukraine AdaptationPublisher: Kyiv Post | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War conflict use: Ukraine had U.S.-provided M58 MICLIC systems, photographs showed the system in use in Ukraine, and Ukrainian transport troops demonstrated a truck-mounted adaptation for front-line deployment. | Accessed: 2026-07-02DVIDS MICLIC B-RollPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle context: an M1150 fired an M58 MICLIC during training near Boleslawiec, Poland, in August 2023. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Army Idaho MICLIC TrainingPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Supports MICLIC carrier-platform context, including Assault Breacher Vehicle firing and the M60 Armored Vehicle Launched Mine Clearing Line Charge platform. | Accessed: 2026-07-02DOD Ukraine Security Assistance Sep 2022Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense | Note: Supports U.S. security-assistance context listing mine-clearing equipment and systems, C-4 explosives, and demolition equipment committed to Ukraine after the full-scale Russian invasion. | Accessed: 2026-07-02M58 MICLIC photo - Fort ChaffeePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for an M58 MICLIC launch photo at Fort Chaffee. | Accessed: 2026-06-27M58 MICLIC photo - NTC Fort IrwinPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for an M58 MICLIC detonation photo at the National Training Center. | Accessed: 2026-06-27