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Kevin Quihuis Jr. · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | M60 AVLB | PP-64 Wstęga |
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| Type | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] | Polish military pontoon bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | PP-64 remains in inventory of the Polish Armed Forces[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| 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 |
Width
Single source3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)[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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source30 miles per hour (48 km/h)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source290 miles (470 km)[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.
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| Designer | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Anniston Army Depot[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] | — |
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| Produced | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] | — |
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| No. built | 125 (all variants)[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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| Power/weight | 13.2 hp/t[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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| National origin | — | Poland[source] |
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| Production | — | 1966[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 40,000 kilograms[source]PP64designratedload, not SovietPMP60000kg |
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| Equipment set | — | 48 truck-mounted pontoons , 12 ramps, six motor boats (carried on twin-axle truck trailers) and other equipment[source] |
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| Operating personnel | — | 126 soldiers (including 60 Star 660 or Star 266 truck drivers) and 10 NCOs[source]Literalfieldcomplement, do not invent summedCrew |
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| Length (m) | — | 100[source]PP64 Single lane configuration · Max length, m 186[source]PP64 Mixed, type B configuration · Max length, m 145[source]PP64 Mixed, type D configuration · Max length, m 97[source]PP64 Double lane configuration · Max length, m |
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| Max river flow | — | < 0.5[source]PP64 Single lane supportedriverflow, not vehicleSpeed 0.5-0.8[source]PP64 Mixed, type A supportedriverflow, not vehicleSpeed 0.8-1.2[source]PP64 Mixed, type B supportedriverflow, not vehicleSpeed 1.2-1.6[source]PP64 Mixed, type C supportedriverflow, not vehicleSpeed 1.6-2.0[source]PP64 Mixed, type D supportedriverflow, not vehicleSpeed >2.0[source]PP64 Double lane supportedriverflow, not vehicleSpeed |
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| Width (m) | — | 4.35[source]PP64 Mixed, type B configuration · Max width, m 4.35[source]PP64 Mixed, type D configuration · Max width, m 8.7[source]PP64 Double lane configuration · Max width, m |
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| Capacity (kg) | — | 40,000 / 12,000[source]PP64 Mixed, type B configuration · gross/axle capacity exactlysourcecolumn 40,000 / 12,000[source]PP64 Mixed, type D configuration · gross/axle capacity exactlysourcecolumn 80,000[source]PP64 Double lane configuration · gross/axle capacity exactlysourcecolumn |
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