Armored minesweeping vehicles specifically refer to armored vehicles equipped with mine-clearing devices to assist ground troops to increase speed through minefields. Armored minesweeping vehicles can be specially designed to clear landmines, or they can be attached to general-purpose tank chassis with clearing tools. Minesweeping vehicles in the form of wheels or tracks can be found in the troops of different countries.
Armored minesweeping vehicles are not used to clear the entire discovered minefield, but to clear the minefields out of one or several safe passages to provide safe passage for ground troops and vehicles. The cleared mines may be detonated during the process, or they may be treated separately after being moved to a safe place. During the cleaning process, the minesweeping vehicle may touch or detonate other undiscovered mines or explosives. The protection of the chassis and the bottom of the vehicle needs to be specially strengthened by the vehicle itself to avoid being paralyzed by the mines or explosives and unable to complete the removal. task.