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1 × 26-metre bridge variant
Single source2 × 14-metre bridge variant
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Leguan armoured rapid bridge | M1150 assault breacher vehicle |
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| Type | AVLB[source] | Military engineering vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | United States Army United States Marine Corps (2009– c. 2023) Australian Army (2025-present) Armed Forces of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | MAN-Mobile Bridges GmbH[source] |
1 × 26-metre bridge variant: 14.48 m (47 ft 6 in) 2 × 14-metre bridge variant: 15.12 m (49 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single source40 feet (12 meters)[source]
1 × 26-metre bridge variant
Single source2 × 14-metre bridge variant
Single source1 × 26-metre bridge variant: 4.02 m (13 ft 2 in) 2 × 14-metre bridge variant: 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)[source]
Leopard 2 Leguan
Single source63.5 t (140,000 lb) (Leopard 2 Leguan)[source]
Maximum; Backward
Single sourceMaximum; Forward
Single sourceForward: 68 km/h (42 mph) Backward: 31 km/h (19 mph)[source]
Operational; Offroad
Single sourceOperational; Road
Single sourceRoad: 430 km (270 mi) Offroad: 250 km (160 mi)[source]
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 V12 twin-turbo diesel engine
Single sourceMTU MB 873 Ka-501 V12 twin-turbo diesel engine 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | MAN-Mobile Bridges GmbH: May 2005: KMW : May 2005 to December 2025 KNDS Deutschland since December 2015[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1987–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | Quantities as of 2020: Leguan bridge systems: 244 on tracked vehicles 45 on wheeled vehicles Bridges: 483 bridges 7 ferry and floating kits[source] | 239[source] |
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| Power/weight | 23.6 hp/t (17.6 kW/t)[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian war Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $14 million (FY 2009)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | M58 MICLIC[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1 .50 BMG M2 machine gun mount on top of the vehicle.[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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