Chubby (mine detection system)

The system was developed in the 1970s for the South African Defence Force.

Chubby consists of three vehicles:

Meerkat

The Meerkat is the lead vehicle of the Chubby system or Mine Detection Vehicle (MDV). This rear wheel drive vehicle is a mine detecting vehicle with mine detecting pans.

See also Meerkat (vehicle)

Husky

The Husky is a towing mine detection vehicle (T/MDV). The 4 X 4 vehicle is a combination of a tractor and grader like plow and detecting pans. It is used to pull the Duisendpoot trailers.

Duisendpoot

The Duisendpoot is a mine-detonating trailer set (MDT). It will detonate any mines not detected by the Meerkat and Husky.

Parts

Redpack

This mobile set consists of a spare wheel module (front and rear axles, steering gear, wheels and propshafts), towing frame, loose spares (spare detector heads, lifing equipment)

Bluepack

This set consists of secondary parts (spare engine and major maintenance parts) for all three vehicles.

Operators

• 2 - in 1995 by the Uganda People's Defence Force
• 5 - by the French Army
• 3 - by the British Army in Croatia (IFOR)
• 6 - by the Canadian Forces for the Husky unit only for deployment in Afghanistan; 2 in operations
• - under evaluation by the US Army at the Aberdeen Proving Ground; for use in the Middle East and Bosnia (IFOR)

References

• The Chubby System
• Engineers look for trouble on Kandahar roads
• Mine Detection