Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle vs PM M71 Floating Bridge

Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle — licensed reference photograph

AEngineering & recovery

Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle

Armoured Recovery Vehicle

Credit

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BEngineering & recovery

PM M71 Floating Bridge

pontoon bridge

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

1 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

9.61m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.61 m

Length

Single source

9.61 m (31.5 ft)^[source]

3.62m

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Width

All recorded figures & sources

3.62 m

Width

Single source

3.62 m (11.9 ft)^[source]

3.13m

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.13 m

Height

Single source

3.13 m (10.3 ft)^[source]

61.2t

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Mass

All recorded figures & sources

61,200 kg

Mass

Single source

61.2 t (60.2 long tons; 67.5 short tons)^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

59.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

59.2 km/h (36.8 mph)^[source]

500kmOperational; Operational range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

895kWPerkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

894.839846 kW

Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C

Single source

Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C 1200 bhp^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle and PM M71 Floating Bridge configuration
Specification	Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle	PM M71 Floating Bridge
Type	Armoured Recovery Vehicle^[source]	pontoon bridge^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	—
In service	1988 - present^[source]	—
Used by	British Army Royal Army of Oman^[source]	—
Wars	First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan^[source]	—
Designer	Vickers Defence^[source]	—
Designed	1985^[source]	—
Produced	1988-1993^[source]	—
No. built	84^[source]	—
Passengers	2^[source]	—
Armour	Rolled homogeneous armour and applique armour^[source]	—
Main armament	None^[source]	—
Secondary armament	1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers^[source]	—
Transmission	David Brown TN54E^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land^[source]	—
Development site	—	MTRZ Sava Kovačević plant in Tivat^[source]
Production	—	1971^[source]
Components	—	32 floating sections (pontoons), 4 abutment sections, 2 road covers, 12 RPP M68 tugboats, 38 FAP 2026 BDS/A trucks for transportation of the sections, 12 FAP 2026 BDS/AVG trucks for towing of tugboats, other accompanying elements (boats, tools, accessories, etc.)^[source]One complete bridging-set composition, not national stock
Bridge carrying capacity	—	20 ton and 60 ton carrying capacity bridges^[source]Separate bridge load configurations
Ferry carrying capacity	—	20 ton up to 180 ton carrying capacity ferries^[source]Ferry configurations, not bridge mass or national stock
Country of origin	—	Yugoslavia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1353464640; retrieved 2026-09-30

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Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle

PM M71 Floating Bridge

Type

Armoured Recovery Vehicle^[source]

pontoon bridge^[source]

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

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In service

1988 - present^[source]

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Used by

British Army Royal Army of Oman^[source]

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Wars

First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan^[source]

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Designer

Vickers Defence^[source]

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Designed

1985^[source]

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Produced

1988-1993^[source]

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No. built

84^[source]

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Passengers

2^[source]

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Armour

Rolled homogeneous armour and applique armour^[source]

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Main armament

None^[source]

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Secondary armament

1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers^[source]

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Transmission

David Brown TN54E^[source]

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Manufacturer

Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land^[source]

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Development site

—

MTRZ Sava Kovačević plant in Tivat^[source]

Production

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1971^[source]

Components

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32 floating sections (pontoons), 4 abutment sections, 2 road covers, 12 RPP M68 tugboats, 38 FAP 2026 BDS/A trucks for transportation of the sections, 12 FAP 2026 BDS/AVG trucks for towing of tugboats, other accompanying elements (boats, tools, accessories, etc.)^[source]One complete bridging-set composition, not national stock

Bridge carrying capacity

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20 ton and 60 ton carrying capacity bridges^[source]Separate bridge load configurations

Ferry carrying capacity

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20 ton up to 180 ton carrying capacity ferries^[source]Ferry configurations, not bridge mass or national stock

Country of origin

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Yugoslavia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1353464640; retrieved 2026-09-30