Abstract: A wire cutter for electrically cutting a path through wires to allow a land ehicle to pass therethrough is provided. The wire cutter does not use the forward motion of the vehicle to provide the actual cutting and in general can cut any thickness of wire located in front of the vehicle. The wire cutter device includes first and second conductive rods mounted in spaced relationship and connected to voltages of different values, e.g., to the positive and negative terminals of a power supply. A wire catcher device, comprising a pair of arms which are arranged in a U-shaped configuration and on which the rods are mounted, is provided for capturing wires located in the path of the vehicle and for guiding wires so captured to the rods so as to complete an electrical circuit through the rods and thus provide melting of wires so captured.