The winch rope can be deployed to the front or the rear of the vehicle with a maximum pull of 8 tonnes in both configurations. When operated from the front-facing seat it can be driven on the road, and the anchor can be used to pull the CET up steep obstacles such as riverbanks. When operated from the rear seat the bucket is used for earth moving clearing obstacles, paths or digging tank or gun pits and anti-tank ditches. A large earthmoving bucket is fitted at the rear of the vehicle and a rocket-propelled anchor on a 100m hawser attached to an 8 tonne winch can be fitted to the front. The two crew sit in tandem positions on the left hand side of the vehicle, each with a set of driving controls facing opposite directions. A tracked, lightly armoured vehicle, with amphibious capability, the CET is used by Royal Engineers in ground preparation for bridge construction and towing activities in the front line of battle, such as digging vehicle fighting pits, constructing earthen barriers, repairing roads, recovery of disabled vehicles from water and other obstacles, preparing riverbanks for vehicle crossings and clearing obstacles. is an amphibious specialist armoured vehicle of the British Army and has been in general service since 1976. The FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor or C.E.T.
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