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Witbin the IIIcasU!'c of the evolution of the .cans of war canteaporaryen,ineer lIIa.c.hines are becOIIIina: more and DOTe obsolete. They are heavy.noomanaieable and not adaptable for operation in terrain contaminatedwith radioact ive fa l lout . Special i s t s of the whole world aT e worting onf ur ther pe r feetion of th e const'l'Uction of this tlachincry extensively .pplying the neve,t technololical achleve.ents. Behold , several o f theproposed designs . .Fo r th e Ught c.aterpillar t tactor- amphibian',{Figure 1), whose weiahtdoes not e x c ~ d 2.7 t . , excavator and dump t r u c ~ qualities have been ca-bined. Such .. tractor can rapidly clear and level every area. On theother hand the . . .chine shown in Firure 2 is du1rned for ra is in , f i l l s .constructing Toads and runway strips airfields. I t has been e q u ~ p p e d with smooth and loHered r q ~ i u s fo r COllpa.ctinC ground. The pressurecreated by these rol ler s ean be increased thanks to the elevation of thefront or rear portion of the Dachine. The hydraulic l i l t system servesfar this p..arpose.The machine for constructinl ~ u r m e l s and ullderrround air raid shel tels (Figure 3) 15 equipped with . barinl device mechanis. forplaclna blas t in , charlcs autOliatically. After th e rock blast ing. the ,stones will be extracted with the aid of a belt conveyor which is in s t alled between th e caterpi l ler treads.On the foot of th e .achine shown in Fliure 4. _ borinl device 15installed resembling a tun barrel . Tbis device. "however . has sa-e otherut ilization-- i t is desilnated for makina cuts defi l es in m o u n ~ i n s . A blah IlUtput of the device can be achi eved t l \anb to v ibn t io ns ofareat frequency. F i u t of a ll the rock is blasted . then the {r apentsIre r ~ e d by the scoop.The weight of th e . ~ c h i n e d e s i ; h ~ d fo r constructina: roads in mounta ins (FillD'e 5) IItOUnts to -hardly ""S i-. powe:rful helicopter cane.si ly purvey it to every difficultly accessible area in aountains. The. tchine is equ i pped with ill chain saw and b u l 1 d o ~ e r .

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