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'''Mine Sweepers''' are used by the [[Imperial Guard]] and are attached to vehicles. Sometimes they are large flails fixed to drums in front of the vehicle which strike the ground and detonate any nearby mines, others are massive [[dozer blade]]s or large steel rollers. These often prevent the vehicle of from mounting more conventional dozer blades.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|4}}
Man-portable mine sweepers, refered to as '''Sweeper Brooms''' may also be carried by individual [[Guardsmen]]. These are magenetically sensitive wands attached to heavy backpacks and are to utilised locate mines and booby traps, rather than preemptively detonate them.{{Fn|3}} Mine sweepers incorporate a ground-penetrating [[auspex]] mounted on the pole to detect metallics or other specific materials. They are powered by a battery cell, carried by the operator on the back in a purpose-made satchel.{{Fn|5}}
==See also==
*{{Endn|3}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]], Part 2, Section Seven
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Only War: Shield of Humanity]], pt. 133
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book)]], 2nd Edition, pg. 120
[[Category:Equipment (Astra Militarum)]]
