Afaik armies use bulldozers all the time. But not while engaging the enemy. Israel uses theirs mainly to level homes and other civilian structures, which is why theirs trigger a reaction that warrants the added protection. Not a definite answer to your question, but i donât know of any army that does that. Kind reminder that targeting civil infrastructure is a war crime. Destroying homes on purpose is a war crime.
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Gladaed@feddit.org â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠agoAre armored bulldozers only used by Israel or a common use case?
huppakee@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I think some police departments use them in lieu of bear cats. Even the little skid steer bob cats can knock down a wall
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Not only armoured â going by the picture, also armed
Gladaed@feddit.org â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
But is that unusual? They also have tanks, logistic vehicles and other common war fighting equipment. I had a read and it seems than armored bulldozers are rather common. Ie. They didnât engineer a weapon for home and infrastructure destruction, but have a thing with an actual, Geneva compliant use case.