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Configuration
| Specification | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL | PM M71 Floating Bridge |
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| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | pontoon bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | — |
| Used by | France UAE[source] | — |
| Designer | Nexter[source] | — |
| Designed | 1991[source] | — |
Width
Single source3.40 m[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source700 km[source]
MTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine
Single sourceMTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine 1500 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer |
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Nexter[source] |
| — |
| Produced | 1994-2000s[source] | — |
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| No. built | 66[source] | — |
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| Armour | cab armored to protect against small-arms fire up to 14,5 mm[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 20× smoke dischargers[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 25.4 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 295TM[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Oleopneumatic suspension[source] | — |
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| Development site | — | MTRZ Sava Kovačević plant in Tivat[source] |
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| Production | — | 1971[source] |
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| 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 |
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| Bridge carrying capacity | — | 20 ton and 60 ton carrying capacity bridges[source]Separate bridge load configurations |
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| Ferry carrying capacity | — | 20 ton up to 180 ton carrying capacity ferries[source]Ferry configurations, not bridge mass or national stock |
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| Country of origin | — | Yugoslavia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1353464640; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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