
MKE TAMGEÇ is a mine destruction system (
Mine-clearing line charge
A mine-clearing line charge (abbreviated MCLC or MICLIC and pronounced or "''mick-lick''") is used to create a breach in minefields under combat conditions. While there are many types, the basic design is for many explosive charges connected on ...
) produced by
MKEK
The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation ( tr, Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi or MKE for short), established in 1950, is a reorganization of government-controlled group of factories in Turkey that supplied the Turkish Armed Forces with mil ...
, consisting of chain explosives attached to the back of a rocket.
When the rocket is activated, it follows a
parabola
In mathematics, a parabola is a plane curve which is mirror-symmetrical and is approximately U-shaped. It fits several superficially different mathematical descriptions, which can all be proved to define exactly the same curves.
One descri ...
course and the explosives attached to its back follow this course with it. When the rocket falls to the ground, explosives also fall to the ground at the level of a rope and explode when they come into contact with the ground. As a result, a pathway cleared of
mines is opened.
MKE TAMGEÇ and
MKE TAMKAR MKE could refer to:
* Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; IATA airport code MKE.
* Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (Turkey), in Turkish, ''Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu''
* Mil ...
actively used by the
Turkish armed forces
The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Ch ...
and firstly used during operation
Operation Euphrates Shield
Operation Euphrates Shield ( tr, Fırat Kalkanı Harekâtı) was a cross-border military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in the Syrian Civil War which led to the Turkish occupation of northern Syria. Operations were carried out ...
and
Operation Olive Branch
Operation Olive Branch ( tr, Zeytin Dalı Harekâtı) was a cross-border military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army (SNA) in the majority-Kurdish Afrin District of northwest Syria, against the People's Pr ...
.
References
Rockets and missiles
Mine warfare
Mine action
Explosives engineering
Military engineering vehicles
Military vehicles of Turkey
Mine warfare countermeasures
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