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automatically launched assault bridge
AM 50 is a automatically launched assault bridge originating in Czechoslovakia.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 10.69975 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 10.69975 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
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49 long tons
AM 50 is a Czechoslovak , automatically launched assault bridge , that is used by combat engineers for crossing narrow obstacles such as rivers, canals, and ditches that are 10-12 meters wide.
AM 50 is a Czechoslovak , automatically launched assault bridge
It is based on a Tatra 813 8×8 truck
entering service with the Czechoslovak People's Army in 1972
Today it is in use in the Czech Republic , Slovakia , India , Pakistan and Vietnam .
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Tatra T-930-17 12 cylinder, direct injection diesel engine
247 hp (247 hp; 250 PS) at 2,000 rpm
Synchromesh gearbox with automatic split, mechanical gear-shifting, normal or reduced drive mode, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse gear
44 imperial gallons
50 miles per hour
53,903 lbs
35 feet 1.25 inches
10 feet 4 inches
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
AM 50 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for AM 50B. Service scope: Pakistan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Slovakia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.