Mine-clearing line charge

An MCLC detonation in front of two armored vehicles during Exercise Bright Star 2001

A mine-clearing line charge (abbreviated MCLC or MICLIC; pronounced /mɪk.lɪk/ or "mick-lick") is a device 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 a line to be projected onto the minefield and then exploded, detonating any buried mines, thus clearing a path for troops to cross.

The system may either be human-portable or vehicle-mounted. Man-portable MCLCs are primarily used to clear smaller paths for dismounted infantry while the larger vehicle mounted are used to clear paths for combat vehicles. The systems do not guarantee clearance of all types of mines.[1]

Japanese MCLC launch
Line charges deploying in air
  1. ^ Veremeyev, Yuri (2000). "Инженерная техника Советской Армии" [Engineering equipment of the Soviet Army]. Cайер (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 May 2001.