re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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I do not know the armor battle drill for encountering mines specifically

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Interesting stuff. We always needed a MICLIC. And you are right, we would all be in overwatch positions to cover the obstacle while engineers were working. We relied on artillery mainly for cover smoke.

Each platoon had a plow tank. After the MICLIC, when the engineers gave the green light, artillery would lay down smoke every damn where.

The designated plow tank was the first through the obstacle to "proof" the lane and would have to traverse the main gun over the side and max elevate it in case of the plow detonating a mine. And behind the first plow tank there is the whole company hauling arse to get through the chokepoint obstacle asap. That plow tank driver cannot slow down under any circumstances.