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Measured figures
1 × 26-metre bridge variant
Single source2 × 14-metre bridge variant
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Leguan armoured rapid bridge | M60 AVLB |
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| Type | AVLB[source] | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See operators[source] |
| Designer | MAN-Mobile Bridges GmbH[source] | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories |
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]
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
1 × 26-metre bridge variant
Single source2 × 14-metre bridge variant
Single sourceOfficial specification · leguan; < 4 m
Manufacturer claim1 × 26-metre bridge variant: 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) 2 × 14-metre bridge variant: 3.97 m (13 ft 0 in)[source]
< 4 m[source]
Height
Single source3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
Leopard 2 Leguan
Single source63.5 t (140,000 lb) (Leopard 2 Leguan)[source]
M60A1 AVLB Combat Loaded
Single sourceM60 AVLB Combat Loaded
Single sourcewith 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]
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]
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | MAN-Mobile Bridges GmbH: May 2005: KMW : May 2005 to December 2025 KNDS Deutschland since December 2015[source] | Anniston Army Depot[source] |
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| Produced | 1987–present[source] | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[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] | 125 (all variants)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 23.6 hp/t (17.6 kW/t)[source] | 13.2 hp/t[source] |
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| In service | — | 1963–present[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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| Unit cost | — | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | 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 | — | None[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | M60 / M60A1 AVLB : None M60 / M60A1 AVLM : 2 M58 Mine Clearing Line Charges[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 1× scissors-type folding bridge[source] |
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| Transmission | — | CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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