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M1074 Joint Assault Bridge Systemlarger figure on 0 of 1
M60 AVLBlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
with bridge
Single source32.25 ft (9.83 m) with bridge[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M1074 Joint Assault Bridge System | M60 AVLB |
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| Type | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2016–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Used by | United States Army United States Marine Corps[source] | See operators |
Overall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
Mass
Single source68.7 short tons (62.3 t )[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]
Honeywell AGT1500 C multi-fuel turbine engine 1,500 shp (
Single sourceHoneywell AGT1500 C multi-fuel turbine engine 1,500 shp (1,120 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.
| Designer | United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)[source] | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] |
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| Designed | 2012[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Leonardo DRS , West Plains, Missouri Anniston Army Depot (final assembly)[source] | Anniston Army Depot[source] |
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| Unit cost | $1.87 million with MLC95 bridge (2018)[source] | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] |
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| Produced | in production as of 2016[source] | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] |
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| No. built | 144 (as of 2024) Full rate production starts 2021[source] | 125 (all variants)[source] |
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| Armor | Burlington composite armor[source] | 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] | None[source] |
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| Secondary armament | None[source] | M60 / M60A1 AVLB : None M60 / M60A1 AVLM : 2 M58 Mine Clearing Line Charges[source] |
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| Power/weight | 23.8 hp/t (17.74 kW/t)[source] | 13.2 hp/t[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 1× scissors-type folding bridge MLC115 (HASB)[source] | 1× scissors-type folding bridge[source] |
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| Transmission | Allison DDA X-1100-3B (4 forward 2 reverse gears)[source] | CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | High-hardness-steel torsion bars with rotary shock absorbers[source] | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.48 m (1 ft 7 in)[source] | 457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 500 US gallons (1,900 L; 420 imp gal)[source] | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[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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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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