Python Minefield Breaching System
The Python Minefield Breaching System is used by the British Army to clear minefields. It replaces the Giant Viper, and has the ability to clear a safe lane in minefields 180-200m long and 7.3m wide through which vehicles can pass.
The system works by firing a single rocket from a launcher mounted on a 136 Kilogramme trailer which has to be towed to the edge of the mined area. Attached to the rocket motor 250mm L9 53kg is a 228m long hose packed with 1455kg of pe6/al explosive. After the hose lands on the ground it detonates and destroys or clears over 90% of mines along its entire length. can be used in tandem to defeat double impulse mines or mines of greater depth. It also contains a 9kg High explosive subsitute at the end with a .9kg booster of pe4.[1]