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73-551: The M728 combat engineer vehicle ( CEV ) is a full-tracked vehicle used for breaching, obstacle removal, and pioneering operations. Production commenced in 1965 and ceased in 1987. A total of 312 of all variants of these armored engineer vehicles were produced. Prototype development began in the late 1940s at Ft. Belvoir , VA by the US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories in conjunction with Chrysler. These early T39 Demolition Tank prototypes were based on

146-532: A Union Army general. The name of the base has been criticized as improperly nostalgic for slavery and the antebellum era . In June 2021, the fort was initially included in a list of military bases to be considered for renaming by a newly created Naming Commission . Later in March 2022, the Commission determined that Fort Belvoir did not meet the criteria provided in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act for making

219-580: A Congressman from Virginia, in recognition of the Belvoir plantation that once occupied the site. The adjacent United States Army Corps of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center retains part of the original name. Camp Humphreys was established in World War I as the U.S. Army Engineers Training School. It served as the post-graduate institution for U.S. Military Academy engineers and a finishing school for engineering troops headed to war. The school, which came to host

292-478: A M9 dozer blade assembly, the mine-clearing rake also uses an aluminum skid shoe which protrudes from the front of the tines and allows the rake to maintain a consistent plowing depth. It clears a path 180 in (4,600 mm) wide, accommodating heavy tanks and other armored vehicles. It weighs 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) and is easily assembled and installed. They were active during the Desert Shield phase of

365-572: A ceremony with United Nations forces at Eagle Base in Tuzla on December 20 consisting of elements of the 1st Armored Division and its supporting elements from the U.S. V Corps and were joined by forces from twelve other nations. During the campaign in Bosnia, at least 3 M60 Panther MCDVs were used in conjunction with the M728. The Panther would lead the convoy followed by the M728. The Panther operator would control

438-497: A coaxial machine gun mounted to fire along a parallel axis to the main gun. Coaxial weapons are usually aimed by use of the main gun control. It is usually used to engage infantry or other "soft" targets where use of shots from the main gun would be dangerous, ineffective or wasteful. Some weapons such as the M40 recoilless rifle and the Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon have

511-516: A front-mounted dozer blade and is armed with a machine gun. An initial batch of 38 vehicles have been produced in close liaison with engineers at the Army Logistics Command. Portugal retired its M728CEVs in 2013. As of 2015 they continue in service with the armies of a few other countries including Morocco and Saudi Arabia . Additional equipment Ft. Belvoir Fort Belvoir ( / ˈ b ɛ l v w ɑːr / BEL -vwar )

584-413: A heavier mounting referred to as a pedestal , and even larger guns a turntable platform: a pedestal mount may be directly manipulated, but larger guns typically require the use of mechanical handwheels or hydraulic / electric actuator assistance for traversing and elevation adjustments. Very large mounts might also include seats for the crew fixed to the gun cradle or the floor of the turntable. Unlike

657-460: A monopod integrated into their stock, providing the effect of a tripod when it is combined with a frontal bipod. A bipod has two legs and provides stability along the left-to-right coordinate axis of motion. The bipod permits the operator to rest the weapon on the ground, a low wall, or other object, reducing operator fatigue and permitting increased accuracy. Bipods can be of fixed or adjustable length, and can either be an accessory mounted to

730-688: A new facility, the NGA Campus East, situated on the former Engineer Proving Ground site. The cost of the new center was $ 2.4 billion. The Army Historical Foundation announced in March 2017, its intent to begin the construction of the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir. The museum, set on 84 acres (34 ha), tells the story of the army since 1775. The 185,000-square-foot (17,200 m ) museum features historical galleries, an interactive "Experiential Learning Center" and

803-504: A protective structure on top (gunhouse). If it has no gunhouse it is a barbette, if it has no barbette (i.e., it is mounted to the outside of the vehicle's armour) it is an installation. Turrets are typically used to mount machine guns , autocannons or large- calibre guns. They may be manned or remotely controlled. A small turret, or sub-turret on a larger one, is called a cupola . The term cupola also describes rotating turrets that carry no weapons but instead are sighting devices, as in

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876-739: A renaming recommendation. However, the Commission recommended that the Department of Defense conduct its own review of the naming of the fort based on results of the commission's historical research. Fort Belvoir serves as the headquarters for the Defense Logistics Agency , the Defense Acquisition University , the Defense Contract Audit Agency , the Defense Technical Information Center ,

949-445: A shot from somewhere other than the prone position. Prior to their introduction, snipers had only shooting sticks or jury-rigged setups to use. Shooting sticks are portable weapon mounts used by field shooters, like hunters, snipers and metallic silhouette black-powder rifle shooters . They can be anything from purpose-built rests to constructions made from actual sticks, and have between one and three legs. They have existed since

1022-468: A smaller caliber spotting rifle mounted in coaxial fashion to the barrel or launch tube. These weapons fire special cartridges designed to mimic the ballistic arc of the host weapon's ammunition, using tracer or point-detonating rounds so that a gunner can easily determine where a shot will land in order to place fire accurately. Due to the adoption of more advanced systems such as laser rangefinders, they are rarely used on modern weapons. A fixed mount

1095-404: A standardised set of locking lugs to which many different types of armament can be affixed. Fixed traverse mounts capable of only elevation are common on larger self-propelled guns, as well being the mounting method used by virtually all railroad guns. A pintle mount is a swiveling mount that allows the gun to be freely traversed or elevated, while the base of the mount is still fixed keeping

1168-512: A static primary surface incorporating a limited-traverse gun mount: typically, this takes the form of either a gun mounted through a fixed armour plate (typically seen on tank destroyers and assault guns ) or a mount consisting of a partial cylinder of armour "sandwiched" between plates at the top and bottom (as with the sponson guns of early tanks and the secondary armament of Dreadnought-era battleships). A coaxial mount , pioneered on T1 Light Tank in late 1920s and widely adopted by late 1930s,

1241-456: A total of 312 of all variants produced. The M728 is a full-tracked combat engineer vehicle designed to provide maximum ballistic protection for the crew. It is a heavily armed derivative of the M60 series tank modified to provide a mobile and maneuverable weapon for combat support of ground troops and vehicles. The M728 vehicle is used for breaching, obstacle removal, and pioneering operations. Although

1314-491: A turret, this type of mount typically has little or no armour protection, usually at most a frontal gun shield . This is a power-assisted mounting on the outside of whatever it is mounted on, usually bolted down to the surface and with only the control wires crossing the armour. Such mountings are typically used on armoured fighting vehicles for anti-personnel weapons to avoid exposing a crewmen to return fire, and on naval vessels for self-contained CIWS systems. A swing mount

1387-559: Is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia , United States. It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir plantation , seat of the prominent Fairfax family for whom Fairfax County was named. It was known as Camp A. A. Humphreys from 1917 to 1935 and Fort Belvoir afterward. Fort Belvoir is home to a number of significant United States military organizations. With nearly twice as many workers as The Pentagon , Fort Belvoir

1460-421: Is a fixed mount that allows a far greater and more flexible arc of fire than the simple pintle mount system. Utilising a system of one or two articulated arms the gunner can swing the weapon through a wide arc even though the gunner's position is fixed relative to the mount. These systems vary in complexity from a simple arm, to a double arm with the ability to lock the weapon in any firing position. A mobile mount

1533-445: Is a non-portable weapon support component either mounted directly to the ground, on a fortification, or as part of a vehicle. A gun turret protects the crew or mechanism of a weapon and at the same time lets the weapon be aimed and fired in many directions. A turret is a rotating weapon platform, strictly one that crosses the armour of whatever it is mounted on with a structure called a barbette (on ships) or basket (on tanks) and has

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1606-503: Is a weapon mount that is portable or can be transported around by infantry . Large weapons that cannot easily be lifted by infantry require a platform that can be moved around when mobility is needed. Wheels are typically used to allow maneuverability, although skids are sometimes preferred in cold climates where icy/snowy surfaces become problematic for wheels, and some particularly heavy guns have historically used unpowered tracks . Small carriages can be pushed/pulled by hands in

1679-405: Is incapable of horizontal movement (traverse), though not necessarily incapable of vertical movement (elevation). The entire mounting must be moved in order to change direction of fire. Fully fixed mounts (no traverse or elevation) are most commonly found on aircraft, and most commonly direct the weapon forward, along the aircraft's vector of movement, so that a pilot can aim by pointing the nose of

1752-456: Is most commonly found on armoured vehicles , improvised fighting vehicles such as technicals , side gun stations on WW2 and earlier-era bomber aircraft , and the door guns of armed transport helicopters . Early single-shot examples referred to as swivel guns were commonly mounted on the deck rails of naval vessels in the Age of Sail to deter boarders at close range. Larger guns require

1825-496: Is mounted beside or above the primary weapon and thus points in the same general direction as the main armament, relying on the host weapon's ability to traverse in order to change arc. The term coaxial is something of a misnomer as the arrangement is strictly speaking paraxial (i.e., parallel axes, as opposed to the same axis ), though for ballistic purposes the axis is effectively the same in practical terms. Nearly all main battle tanks and most infantry fighting vehicles have

1898-449: Is often, though not always, used with a two-legged stand to elevate the barrel at a desired angle. A monopod has one leg and does not provide stability along the coordinate axis of motion. Monopods have the advantage of being light and compact although when used in firing mode it does not have enough stability to be used with large firearms. Monopods are typically used on short-barreled, precision-fire firearms. Many sniper rifles feature

1971-528: Is the largest employer in Fairfax County. Fort Belvoir comprises three geographically distinct areas: main base, Davison Army Airfield , and Fort Belvoir North. The Fort Belvoir site was originally the home of William Fairfax , the cousin and land agent of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron the proprietor of the Northern Neck , which stood on land now part of the base. William Fairfax purchased

2044-492: Is used to mount a weapon beneath the barrel of a larger one, using either special mounting equipment or an accessory rail. This allows the user to have two weapons ready in hand and a simple change of grip is all that is needed to fire the accessory weapon. It is most commonly used to mount a single-shot grenade launcher to a rifle or a cut-down shotgun to breach doors. Various forms of weapon mounts have existed for individual use, or experimented with for military trials to ease

2117-765: The Army National Guard and US Army Reserve . In 2018 the US Army began to phase out the M728 from service with the Army Reserves and National Guard replacing them with the M1150 and is to be completely withdrawn from US service by 2024. The eight M728s formerly in service with the Singapore Army were retired in 2016, having been replaced by the Leopard 2 -based AEV 3 Kodiak armoured engineer vehicle (AEV). The Spanish Army began

2190-660: The Cold War to support combat engineer operations and participated in annual Reforger exercises until 1991. During mine-clearing operations in the Gulf War , the M1 MCRS was found to be cumbersome, heavy and hard to transport. In addition, since they were originally designed for the firmer soil conditions of Europe, its rollers were unsuitable for the softer soil of the desert. Instead of rolling, they often merely skidded, pushing soil in front of them until they bogged down. A mine clearing-rake

2263-668: The Department of the Treasury . In addition, Fort Belvoir is home to National Reconnaissance Office 's (NRO) Aerospace Data Facility-East (ADF-E). Fort Belvoir is a census-designated place, consisting of the South Post and North Post and excluding Davison Army Airfield , the North Area, and the Southwest Area. Neighboring CDPs are Mount Vernon to the east, Woodlawn and Groveton to

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2336-497: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Fort Belvoir has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Weapon mount#Coaxial A weapon mount is an assembly or mechanism used to hold a weapon (typically a gun ) onto a platform in order for it to function at maximum capacity. Weapon mounts can be broken down into two categories: static mounts and non-static mounts. A static mount

2409-577: The M26 using several different modified turrets, demolition guns and heavy mortars. The T118 prototypes used the T95 hull beginning in 1960. Both prototypes went through extensive testing at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds through 1963 and final trials in 1964. The T118E1, with a modified M60A1 turret was then accepted into service as the M728 in 1965 and achieved operational capability in 1968. The turrets for

2482-621: The Programa Coraza – 2000 ("Program Armor – 2000") in March 1995. One of its goals was the development of a new combat engineer vehicle, the CZ-10/25E Alacran , based on the M60A1 hull and converted from former M60A3 Patton MBTs with upgrades to the engine. It has an external appearance similar to the M728 CEV, but without the 165 mm demolition gun, being replaced by a special backhoe. It also has

2555-890: The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command , the United States Army Military Intelligence Readiness Command , the Missile Defense Agency , the Defense Threat Reduction Agency , and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . Fort Belvoir is home to the Virginia National Guard's 29th Infantry Division (Light) and elements of ten Army Major Commands; nineteen different agencies and direct reporting units of

2628-664: The 1993 Siege of the Branch Davidian Complex near Waco, Texas . They were provided to the ATF by Task Force Six of the Texas Army National Guard from Ft. Hood . They were used to destroy perimeter fences and structures and to crush automobiles to prevent escape from the compound. US Army M728A1s were deployed in support of the United Nations' Resolution, NATO led Implementation Force (IFOR) peacekeeping force in

2701-514: The Armored Cavalry Regiment. It is usually equipped with either a hydraulically operated M9 dozer blade assembly or a D7 mine plough . The M9 dozer blade Assembly is used for clearing the way, filling depressions, leveling ground and for other purposes. The D7 mine plough is a V-shaped plough that performs countermine activities by lifting surface laid mines and pushing them to the side as the vehicle moves forward. They are controlled by

2774-562: The Army Theater. There are outdoor venues which include a Memorial Garden, Amphitheater, Parade Ground, and Army Trail. It opened to the public on 11 November 2020. In 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests and petitions to rename U.S. army bases with names related to the Confederacy , it was proposed that the fort be renamed as well. While not named after a Confederate officer, it

2847-519: The Army decided it could not afford to continue developing complicated, maintenance-heavy vehicles for this purpose. The M1 Grizzly Combat Mobility Vehicle (CMV) was canceled in 2001, and the prototype developed never went into full production. The Marine Corps however persisted and funded its own development and testing of the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle . As of 2009 it is still used by

2920-524: The CDP was 58.83% White , 16.32% African American , 0.50% Native American , 3.42% Asian , 0.88% Pacific Islander , 4.49% from other races , and 15.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.72% of the population. Of the households, 86.6% were married couple families, 2.8% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 9.8% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 4.21 people. The median age

2993-640: The Department of Army; eight elements of the United States Army Reserve and the Army National Guard ; and twenty-six Department of Defense agencies. Also located here are the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) , the Military District of Washington's 12th Aviation Battalion which provides rotary-wing movement to the DoD and Congress, a Marine Corps detachment , a United States Air Force activity, United States Army Audit Agency , and an agency from

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3066-646: The Engineer Officer Basic Course, relocated in 1988 from Fort Belvoir to Fort Leonard Wood , in Missouri. As a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission , a substantial number of personnel were transferred to Fort Belvoir, and others were civilians employed there. All major Washington, D.C.-area National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) facilities, including those in Bethesda, MD , Reston, VA , and Washington, D.C. were consolidated at

3139-585: The Gulf War in clearing suspected minefields and in creating temporary defensive fighting positions and staging areas in the deserts near the Iraqi Saudi border. The M728A1s of the 24th Infantry Division and US XVIII Airborne Corps breached the openings for the "left hook" flanking of Iraqi forces during the Desert Storm phase of the war, but they were left behind once they began the pursuit and exploitation phase of

3212-508: The HEP round's base detonating fuze and large amount of explosive can demolish barriers and knock down walls. One round creates a 1-foot (0.3 m) diameter hole in a 7-inch (178 mm) thick reinforced concrete wall. The round's effects against bunkers and field fortifications are dramatic, often crushing or smashing entire walls. The gun fires two types of fixed ammunition, the M123E1 HEP Round and

3285-653: The M623 Target Practice Round. The main gun has a coaxial 7.62×51mm NATO M240E1 machine gun , with 2,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. In addition, a .50 caliber M85 machine gun is mounted in the commander's cupola ; this has 600 rounds of ammunition. It was first deployed in 1968 during the Vietnam War . The M728 was used in fire support, base security, counter ambush fire, direct assault of fortified positions, and limited reconnaissance by fire . They were also deployed at this time to West Germany during

3358-628: The M728 consists of a tank hull and a short-barreled turret, it is not a tank and should not be routinely used against enemy tanks. It is an excellent heavy assault support vehicle when used as part of a combined engineer-infantry team. The CEV is issued two per Engineer Company in the Heavy Division, two per Engineer Company in Corps (Mechanized), three per Engineer Company in Armor/Infantry Separate Brigades and three per Engineer Company in

3431-626: The M728 were manufactured at Chrysler Corp.'s Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant , Warren, Michigan. Final assembly and mating to the vehicle hulls was performed at Anniston Army Depot in Alabama. Initial production of the M728 was from 1965 to 1972. Many of the M782A1s were former M60A2 Patton tanks converted to M728A1s from 1982 to 1987. All M728A1s were converted and assembled at the Anniston Army Depot under contract with General Dynamics Land Systems with

3504-506: The Panther. It would skim the trail cleared by the Panther pushing away debris and keeping the route clear for other following vehicles, also smoothing out the road surface and could be used for filling in craters left by any exploding mines or ordnance. The CEV was also useful for quickly recovering the Panther should it become stuck, and its crane allowed easy loading and unloading of the mine roller onto transport vehicles. The 1st Armored Division

3577-615: The US Army, the guns reduced the time to break up coke formation from as long as two days to 15 minutes. Commanders were unanimous in their opinion that the engineer force needed an M1 chassis based vehicle for heavy breaching and gap crossing equipment to fully support the M1 Abrams tank and M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. Three M728CEVs were temporally acquired for use by the United States Department of Justice 's FBI and ATF SWAT teams to conduct Operation Showtime during

3650-519: The aircraft at the target. Some aircraft designs used different concept of fixed mounts, as found in Schräge Musik or AC-47 Spooky . The Stridsvagn 103 is an unusual turretless main battle tank with a fixed main gun that is aimed using the tank's tracks and suspension. Military aircraft also often used fixed mounts called hardpoints or weapon stations to attach disposable stores such as missiles, bombs and external fuel tanks: these devices mount

3723-412: The carriage can be completely dismantled and split into a series of loads for transport over rough terrain, typically by mules . Typically used by infantry mortars , this is a flat plate mounted to the weapon directly or using a ball joint . The plate is usually square, rectangular or circular, and designed to spread out the weapon's recoil force to prevent it from being piledriven into the ground: it

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3796-436: The case of tank commanders. A finial is an extremely small sub-turret or sub-sub-turret mounted on a cupola turret. Typically the gun is fixed on its horizontal axis and rotated by turning the turret, with trunnions on the gun used to allow it to elevate. Alternatively, in an oscillating turret the entire upper section of the turret moves to elevate and depress the gun. A casemate is an armoured structure consisting of

3869-401: The crew. It can produce a limited smokescreen by dumping raw diesel fuel into the exhaust system to visually obscure the area around the vehicle as well as provide a limited vehicle recovery capability. The vehicle is armed with a 165mm M135 short-barreled demolition gun with 30 rounds of HEP (high explosive, plastic) ammunition. The M135 is a license-built copy of the 165 mm L9A1 gun that

3942-446: The days of early arquebusiers , when they would typically be a long thin stake with a U-shaped rest at the top, referred to as a fork rest. On firearms , shooting sticks are commonly used on rifles to provide a forward rest and reduce motion. Shooting sticks permit the operator to rest the weapon on the ground, a low wall, or other object, reducing operator fatigue and permitting increased accuracy. This type of infantry weapon mount

4015-507: The disadvantage of being heavy and bulky, but provide far superior stability and do not require the user to exert any force in order to keep the mount balanced. Tripods are typically used on support weapons such as heavy machine guns, repeating grenade launchers, recoilless rifles and large infantry anti-tank missiles systems such as BGM-71 TOW . These tripods are often much larger than the weapon itself and may have mechanical elevation and traverse controls for indirect fire. The tripod permits

4088-423: The driver. A winch and retractable A-frame crane are mounted on the turret for lifting, carrying and winching operations. The hull front contains the driver's compartment, controls and instruments. The hull rear contains the engine, transmission, fuel tanks, and related automotive components. The turret has positions for the commander, gunner, and loader. The vehicle is also equipped with an NBC protection system for

4161-586: The former Yugoslavia in December 1995. Their initial mission was to assist in protecting and demining the international airport at Sarajevo . By September 1996 their mission had expanded to include road clearance, bunker demolition and protecting humanitarian aid and assist relief delivery in the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina , as well as to help protect civilian refugees when required by the Red Cross . Task Force Eagle assumed control of its area of responsibility during

4234-494: The handling of heavy weapons and reduce fatigue on the battlefield. An example is the affusto d'assalto ( assault carriage ) or "bari mount" that was devised by the 139° e 140° Reggimento Fanteria Brigata "Bari" in 1917 and used on the Villar Perosa aircraft submachine gun for walking fire tactics. This allowed the user not only to fire the spade grip weapon but also throw grenades at the same time during combat. The Bari mount

4307-414: The manner of a small cart or wheelbarrow , while larger ones require traction by animals or vehicles. Large weapons often use a deployable base to make them easier to transport and more stable in their firing position: split-trail mounts (where two long "trails" can be brought together to make a towing bar) and cruciform bases with two folding legs are examples. "Pack howitzers" are a special case where

4380-445: The northeast, Hayfield and Kingstowne to the north, and Franconia and Newington to the northwest. At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey ) there were 7,637 people, 2,107 housing units and 1,810 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 862.9 inhabitants per square mile (333.2/km ). The average housing unit density was 238.1 per square mile (91.9/km ). The racial makeup of

4453-457: The operation. A CEV of the 6th Battalion, 6th Regiment, 1st Armored Division , fired 21 M123E1 rounds into the stubbornly defended town of Al Busayyah : "That totally destroyed all the resistance in the town," according to the battalion commander. After the cease-fire, CEV guns were used to break up coke piles that had formed around approximately 20% of the burning oil wells in Kuwait . According to

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4526-460: The operator to rest the weapon on the ground and thus the gun feels lighter to the shooter and accuracy is increased. A shooting saddle typically uses a tripod head but, instead of mounting the weapon directly to the tripod, the saddle is mounted to the tripod head and the rifle is cradled within the saddle. These saddles began to appear in the late 2000s as a solution to provide a stable shooting platform for snipers and marksmen who may need to take

4599-404: The population were military veterans , and 51.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher . In the CDP 4.8% of the population was below the poverty line , including 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and none of those aged 65 or over, with 0.5% of the population without health insurance . The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to

4672-628: The property in 1738 when his cousin arranged for him to be appointed customs agent (tax collector) for the Potomac River, and William erected an elegant brick mansion overlooking the river, moving in with his family in 1740. Lord Fairfax came to America in 1747 and stayed less than a year at the Belvoir estate before moving to Greenway Court . The Fairfax family lived at Belvoir for over 30 years, but eldest son (and heir) George William Fairfax sailed to England on business in 1773, never to return. The manor home

4745-476: The vehicle from the M728 via a remote control system during road clearing operations. There was a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera system attached to the front of the Panther so the remote-operator could see where the tank was going through a screen on the remote control unit. The radio control signal was received by a long antenna protruding from the engine deck. The M728 also provided a good secondary clearing action by use of its bulldozer blade as it followed

4818-431: The weapon or integral to it. Those of higher quality can be tilted and also have their tilting point close to the bore central axis, allowing the weapon to tilt left and right a small amount, allowing a quick horizontal sight picture on uneven ground and keeping the operator close to the ground. A tripod has three legs and provides stability along the left-to-right and fore-and-aft coordinate axis of motion. Tripods have

4891-401: The whole system in one stable position: typically the mounting is either a rod on the underside of the gun (a pintle rod) that mates with a socket mechanism , or an intermediary cradle that mounts to the sides of the weapon's barrel or receiver. Due to the stability offered by the mount, the gun typically does not need a shoulder stock , with many modern examples using two-handed spade grips. It

4964-466: Was 19.5, 48.0% of people were under the age of 18, and 0.1% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 13.2% who had Irish ancestry , 9.5% spoke a language other than English at home, and 3.7% were born outside the United States, 70.7% of whom were naturalized citizens . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 97,290, and the median income for a family was $ 97,101. 19.9% of

5037-524: Was destroyed by fire in 1783. The ruins of the Belvoir Mansion and the nearby Fairfax family grave site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The post was founded during World War I as Camp A. A. Humphreys, named for Union Army general Andrew A. Humphreys , who was also Chief of Engineers . The post was renamed Fort Belvoir in the 1930s at the request of Howard W. Smith ,

5110-551: Was relieved by the 1st Infantry Division and returned to Germany in November 1996. The M728 has been determined by the US Army to be inadequate to fully support the M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley, also cited were the rising costs to maintain and difficulty in acquiring parts for a low density piece of equipment and was retired from combat use with no clear replacement in 2000. In the late 1990s,

5183-512: Was renamed after a slave plantation that was once owned by prominent 18th century Loyalist land owner George William Fairfax . Representative Howard W. Smith, who requested the 1930 renaming, was an old-school Southern Democrat who was sympathetic to the then-popular Dunning School of history that revered the Confederacy , and resented a base in Virginia being named after Andrew A. Humphreys ,

5256-492: Was specially designed and fabricated for the CEV in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The full-width rake allows the CEV to clear minefields in non-cohesive, granular soils such as sand. The mine-clearing rake is a V-shaped tined plough that performs countermine activities by lifting buried mines with its tines and pushing them to the side as the vehicle moves forward. Attached to any M728 CEV's D7 mine plough or M60 series tank via

5329-570: Was used on the British Army 's FV4003 Centurion Mk.5 AVRE ( Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers ) tank. Depending on the usage, the gun can be depressed and elevated against targets up to an effective range of 925 metres (1,012 yd). The gun's primary purpose is for clearing defensive fixtures and obstacles, such as walls, fences, roadblocks and bunkers, or for destroying buildings and is generally not meant to be for use in anti-personnel or anti-tank warfare . The pushing and heaving effects caused by

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