The Safest Way to Breach through Antipersonnel Obstacles | MK7 MOD2 APOBS

Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching System The Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) is a man-portable device that is capable of quickly creating a footpath through AP mines and wire entanglements. The APOBS is normally employed by combat engineers, infantry soldiers, or dismounted armored cavalry personnel. The APOBS provides a lightweight, self-contained, two-man, portable line charge that is rocket-propelled over AP obstacles from a standoff position away from the edge of the obstacle. For dismounted operations, the APOBS is carried in 25-kilogram backpacks by no more than two soldiers for a maximum of 2 kilometers. One backpack assembly consists of the rocket-motor launch mechanism, containing a 25-meter line-charge segment and 60 attached grenades. The other backpack assembly contains a 20-meter line-charge segment and 48 attached grenades. The total weight of the APOBS is approximately 54 kilograms. It is capable of breaching a footpath that is approximately 0.6 by 45 meters and is fired from a 25-meter standoff.