Keiler (mine flail) vs MT-55: Specs Compared

Keiler (mine flail) — licensed reference photograph

AEngineering & recovery

Keiler (mine flail)

Mine flail

Credit

Sonaz · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Source ↗ · Modified

BEngineering & recovery

MT-55

Armoured vehicle-launched bridge

Credit

Rainer Lippert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Keiler (mine flail)Length

10.7 m

Length source ↗

MT-55with span

9.88 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Keiler (mine flail)larger figure on 1 of 1

Mass+47%

MT-55larger figure on 0 of 1

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 37 rows sourced on both sides

10.7m

9.88mwith span

Length

All recorded figures & sources

10.7 m

Length

Single source

10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)^[source]

9.88 m

with span

Single source

9,880 mm (with span)^[source]

6.35m

3.3mwith span

Width

All recorded figures & sources

6.35 m

Width

Single source

6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)^[source]

3.3 m

with span

Single source

3,300 mm (with span)^[source]

3.76m

3.35mwith span

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.76 m

Height

Single source

3.76 m (12 ft 4 in)^[source]

3.35 m

with span

Single source

3,350 mm (with span)^[source]

53t

36t

Mass+47%

All recorded figures & sources

53,000 kg

Mass

Single source

53 tonnes (52 long tons)^[source]

36,000 kg

Mass

Single source

36.0 tonnes^[source]

2commander, driver

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

2 people

commander, driver

Single source

2 (commander, driver)^[source]

50km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

50 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

50 km/h (31 mph)^[source]

50 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

50 km/h^[source]

600kmOperational; Operational range

580kmOperational; On roads

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

600 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

600 km (370 mi)^[source]

580 km

Operational; On roads

Single source

580 km (On roads)^[source]

374,331kWMTU MB 871 Ka

430kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

374,330.895736 kW

MTU MB 871 Ka

Single source

MTU MB 871 Ka 501 986 hp^[source]

430 kW

V-55 12-cyl. 38.88 liter water-cooled diesel

Single source

V-55 12-cyl. 38.88 liter water-cooled diesel 580 hp (430 kW)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Keiler (mine flail) and MT-55 configuration
Specification	Keiler (mine flail)	MT-55
Type	Mine flail^[source]	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge^[source]
Place of origin	Germany^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]
Produced	1997-1998^[source]	—
Suspension	torsion-bar^[source]	Torsion bar^[source]
Designed	2024^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall^[source]	ZŤS Martin^[source]
Secondary armament	Rheinmetall Natter 12.7 RCWS^[source]	—
Main armament	keine^[source]	—
Power/weight	—	14 hp/tonne^[source]
Alternative designation	—	MT-55A^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Germany	Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Croatia Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · India Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Myanmar Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Slovenia Reported operator · Sri Lanka Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine

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Keiler (mine flail)

MT-55

Type

Mine flail^[source]

Armoured vehicle-launched bridge^[source]

Place of origin

Germany^[source]

Czechoslovakia^[source]

Produced

1997-1998^[source]

—

Suspension

torsion-bar^[source]

Torsion bar^[source]

Designed

2024^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Rheinmetall^[source]

ZŤS Martin^[source]

Secondary armament

Rheinmetall Natter 12.7 RCWS^[source]

—

Main armament

keine^[source]

—

Power/weight

—

14 hp/tonne^[source]

Alternative designation

—

MT-55A^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Germany

Reported operator · Belarus
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Croatia
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Slovenia
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Ukraine