Military Special Engineering Vehicles

This chart of Military Special Engineering Vehicles includes vehicles which are used for special purpose engineering roles that do not fit into other categories. These vehicles are designed to solve specific problems that are common to military operations, but are not performed well by general-purpose equipment such as earthmovers.

You will find additional Engineering vehicles in other categories, including pontoon bridge trucks (in heavy trucks), earth movers, MRAP, and others.

M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge, 59th Engineer Company, 20th Engineer Battalion.

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Chart of Military Special Engineering Vehicles

In this chart of military special engineering vehicles, click on the photo link to go to the page of photos and information for the specific vehicle.

Vehicle	Description	Photo Link
M4 Adaptations	M4 Sherman Tank Mine Clearing Vehicles
AVLB	Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge
M104 Wolverine	Heavy Assault Bridge
M-728	M-728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV)
ABV	Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV)