M1150 assault breacher vehicle
| M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle | |
|---|---|
A US Army M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle during an exercise in 2014 | |
| Type | Military engineering vehicle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2009–present |
| Used by | United States Army United States Marine Corps (2009–c. 2023) Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Unit cost | $14 million (FY 2009) |
| No. built | 239 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| Crew | 2 |
Main armament | M58 MICLIC |
Secondary armament | 1 .50 BMG M2 machine gun mount on top of the vehicle. |
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) is a U.S. military mine- and explosives-clearing vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams chassis, equipped with a mine plow and line charges. Its first large scale use by the US Marines (USMC) was in the joint ISAF-Afghan Operation Moshtarak in Southern Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan in 2010 against the Taliban insurgency.
The USMC had retired the ABV as of 2023.