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Breaching Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 7 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Breaching, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

7 weapon systems

Carpet fuel-air mine-clearing rocket, Fuel-air mine-clearing rocket system, Artillery

ArtilleryCarpet fuel-air mine-clearing rocketFuel-air mine-clearing rocket systemSide: IsraelBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelCarpet is Rafael's fuel-air mine-clearing rocket system, built to create rapid breaching lanes for engineer vehicles by firing a salvo of 265 mm rockets. Defense Update described it as an inside-vehicle operated add-on for armored vehicles, and the IDF mounted Carpet on Puma engineer vehicles in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War.

Mossberg 590 Shotgun, 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsMossberg 590 Shotgun12-gauge pump-action shotgunSide: UnknownBuilt: O.F. Mossberg & Sons / United StatesThe Mossberg 590 is O.F. Mossberg & Sons' pump-action shotgun line, built in the United States and marketed for military, law-enforcement, and home-defense use. Mossberg's 590 pages list 12-gauge, 20-gauge, and .410 bore offerings, and Army guidance identifies the Mossberg 590 as a compatible shotgun for the M1030 breaching round.

12 Gauge Breaching Round, Frangible breaching cartridge for 12-gauge shotguns, Munitions

Munitions12 Gauge Breaching RoundFrangible breaching cartridge for 12-gauge shotgunsSide: UnknownBuilt: Defense Technology / United StatesThe 12 Gauge Breaching Round is a 12-gauge frangible breaching cartridge used to defeat locks, hinges, deadbolts, and similar door hardware from standard military shotguns. Army ammunition records identify the M1030 breaching cartridge as a low-hazard, non-shrapnel-producing load with a 617-grain projectile, while Defense Technology describes the TKO round as a compressed-zinc shell that disintegrates on impact.

M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, Linear demolition charge, Munitions

MunitionsM58 Mine Clearing Line ChargeLinear demolition chargeSide: UnknownBuilt: American Ordnance / NSWC Indian Head / United StatesThe M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge is the U.S. MICLIC linear demolition charge: a rocket-propelled explosive line used to open a vehicle-wide lane through minefields and other obstacles. Army fact sheet material describes it as a 350-foot charge that contains 700 C4 block charges and is launched from a trailer-mounted MICLIC system.

C4, Plastic demolition explosive, Munitions

MunitionsC4Plastic demolition explosiveSide: Philippine government forcesBuilt: Holston Army Ammunition Plant / Expro Chemical Products / United States / CanadaC4 is a moldable RDX-based plastic explosive used for demolition, obstacle reduction, and explosive breaching. Army records tie it to the M112 demolition block, while Philippine government forces used it in Marawi to make mouseholes through fortified buildings during close urban clearing.

M183 Demolition Charge Assembly, Satchel charge assembly, Munitions

MunitionsM183 Demolition Charge AssemblySatchel charge assemblySide: UnknownBuilt: Crane Army Ammunition Activity / United StatesThe M183 Demolition Charge Assembly is a U.S. satchel-charge kit for obstacle breaching and demolition. Army records describe it as 16 M112 C-4 demolition charges plus four priming assemblies packed in an M85 carrying case, with Crane Army Ammunition Activity listed as the prime contractor.

Man-transportable robotic system, Tracked robotic system, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentMan-transportable robotic systemTracked robotic systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Endeavor Robotics / United StatesThe man-transportable robotic system is the U.S. Army's tracked EOD and CBRN robot family developed to replace the TALON line. Army acquisition coverage describes it as a 164-pound tracked vehicle controlled by a handheld remote controller, with payloads for land mines, IEDs, unexploded ordnance, and CBRN hazards.