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Witbin the IIIcasU!'c of the evolution of the .cans of war canteaporary

en,ineer lIIa.c.hines are becOIIIina: more and DOTe obsolete. They are heavy.
noomanaieable and not adaptable for operation in terrain contaminated
with radioactive fallout. Specialists of the whole world aTe worting on
f urther per feetion of the const'l'Uction of this tlachincry extensively .p
plying the neve,t technololical achleve.ents. Behold , several of the
proposed designs . .

For the Ught c.aterpillar ttactor- amphibian',{Figure 1), whose weiaht

does not exc~d 2.7 t . , excavator and dump truc~ qualities have been ca-
bined. Such .. tractor can rapidly clear and level every area. On the
other hand the ...chine shown in Firure 2 is du1rned for raisin, fills.
constructing Toads and runway strips .~ airfields. It has been equ~pped
with smooth and loHered rq~ius for COllpa.ctinC ground. The pressure
created by these rol l ers ean be increased thanks to the elevation of the
front or rear portion of the Dachine. The hydraulic lilt system serves
far this p..arpose.
The machine for constructinl ~urmels and ullderrround air raid shel
tels (Figure 3) 15 equipped with. barinl device .~ mechanis. for ~
placlna blastin, charlcs autOliatically. After the rock blasting. the ,
stones will be extracted with the aid of a belt conveyor which is in
s t alled between the caterpiller treads.

On the foot of the .achine shown in Fliure 4. _ borinl device 15

installed resembling a tun barrel . Tbis device. "however . has sa-e other
ut ilization-- it is desilnated for makina cuts ~ defil es in moun~ . ins.
A blah IlUtput of the device can be achi eved tl\anb to vibntions of
areat frequency. Fiut of all the rock is blasted . then the {r apents
Ire r~ed by the scoop .

The weight of the . ~chine desi;h~d for constructina: roads in moun

tains (FillD'e 5) IItOUnts to- hardly "",S i-. ~ powe:rful helicopter can
e.sily purvey it to every difficultly accessible area in aountains. The
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aside from the roadway . And fOT this designated purpose a ho~st is
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molished streets of ci~lcs. It Is equipped with a p~werful slnela bull
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one with an acetylene torch for cutting .etal construction, the other
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