M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle

M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
	A D7 Mine Plough–equipped M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV) of the Singapore Army.
Type	Military engineering vehicle
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1965–present
Used by	See operators
Wars	Cold War; Vietnam War; Gulf War; Bosnian Implementation Force; Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Production history
Designer	US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories
Designed	1963
Manufacturer	Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant, Warren, Michigan; Anniston Army Depot, Alabama (final assembly)
Unit cost	M728: US$297,900 (1974) (equivalent to $1,432,333 in 2023)
Produced	M728: 1965–1972; M728A1: 1982–1987
No. built	312 (all variants)
Variants	See variants
Specifications
Mass	M728 Combat Loaded: 52.2 short tons (47.4 t); M728A1 Combat Loaded: 53.2 short tons (48.3 t)
Length	Overall: 8.83 metres (29 ft 0 in)
Width	3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)
Height	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Crew	4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armor	Upper Hull Glacis; M728: 3.67 in (93 mm) at 65°; 8.68 in (220 mm) LoS; M728A1: 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65°; 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS; Turret Front; M728/M728A1: equals 10 in (250 mm)
Main; armament	Main gun:; 1× 165mm M135 (30 rounds)
Secondary; armament	Coaxial machine gun:; 1× 7.62mm M240 machine gun (2,000 rounds); Commander cupola M19:; 1× 12.7mm M85 machine gun (600 rounds)
Engine	Continental (now General Dynamics) AVDS-1790-2DR V12, air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine; 750 horsepower (560 kW)
Power/weight	14.1 hp/t
Payload capacity	A-frame crane boom: 9.0 short tons (18,000 lb) hoisting/lifting capacity; Winch: 11.0 short tons (22,000 lb) pulling capacity
Transmission	CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse
Suspension	Torsion bar suspension
Ground clearance	463 mm (1 ft 6.2 in)
Fuel capacity	1,457 litres (320 imp gal; 385 US gal)
Operational; range	280 miles (450 km)
Maximum speed	30 miles per hour (48 km/h)

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.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Base Visit Report - Anniston Army Depot" (PDF). unt.deu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
^ "Increasing Procurement Cost Of M60A1 Tanks" (PDF). gao.gov. 6 August 1976.
^ Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
^ ^a ^b "M728 CEV Combat Engineer Vehicle | Military-Today.com". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
^ Jane's Tank Recognition Guide, 1996, ISBN 0-00-470995-0

[digital.library.unt.edu-1] "Base Visit Report - Anniston Army Depot" (PDF). unt.deu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[2] "Increasing Procurement Cost Of M60A1 Tanks" (PDF). gao.gov. 6 August 1976.

[inflation-USGDP-3] Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.

[military-today.com-4] "M728 CEV Combat Engineer Vehicle | Military-Today.com". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[5] Jane's Tank Recognition Guide, 1996, ISBN 0-00-470995-0

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