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Bergepanzer 2larger figure on 2 of 3
M60 AVLBlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source7.68 metres (25.2 feet)[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bergepanzer 2 | M60 AVLB |
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| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See operators[source] |
Overall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
2A2
Single sourceMass
Single source39.8 tonnes (43.9 short tons) 2A2: 40.6 tonnes (44.8 short tons)[source]
M60A1 AVLB Combat Loaded
Single sourceM60 AVLB Combat Loaded
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceMTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 2.86 kNm
Single sourceMTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 830 PS (820 hp) (2.86 kNm, 610 kW)[source]
Continental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine
Single sourceContinental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine 750 horsepower (560 kW)[source]
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| Designer | Porsche Jung Jungenthal Atlas-MaK Maschinenbau Luther-Werke[source] | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] |
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| Designed | 1960s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Atlas-MaK Maschinenbau OTO Melara[source] | Anniston Army Depot[source] |
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| Unit cost | DM 750.000 (1966)[source] | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] |
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| Produced | 1966–1978[source] | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] |
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| No. built | 742[source] | 125 (all variants)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Armor | Steel: 10–40 mm RHAe[source] | M60 AVLB Upper Hull Glacis : 3.67 in (93 mm) at 65° 8.68 in (220 mm) LoS M60A1 AVLB Upper Hull Glacis : 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS[source] |
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| Main armament | 2× 7.62 mm MG3[source] | None[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Smoke discharger[source] | M60 / M60A1 AVLB : None M60 / M60A1 AVLM : 2 M58 Mine Clearing Line Charges[source] |
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| Power/weight | 20.9 PS/t (20.6 hp/t) 2A2: 20.4 PS/t (20.1 hp/t)[source] | 13.2 hp/t[source] |
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| Transmission | ZF Friedrichshafen 4 HP-250[source] | CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,550 litres (341 imperial gallons; 409 US gallons) 2A1: 1,410 litres (310 imperial gallons; 372 US gallons)[source] | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[source] |
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| Wars | — | Cold War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War War in Afghanistan 2014 Israel-Gaza Conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 1× scissors-type folding bridge[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)[source] |
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with MLC60 bridge
Single sourceM60 AVLB Combat Loaded: 53.1 short tons (48.2 t ) M60A1 AVLB Combat Loaded: 53.3 short tons (48.4 t ) with MLC60 bridge: 67.9 short tons (61.6 t )[source]