MTB Medium Trackway Bridge light medium data sheet specifications description information pictures

: Posted On Thursday, 21 July 2011 13:30

MTB - Medium Trackway Bridge

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General Dynamics European Land Systems developed a new range of light bridge system, the Medium Trackway Bridge. This new light bridge can be easily transported and launched by a light military vehicle. It is composed of 4 to 8 main elements according to the length of the bridge, which can vary from 4 to 8 meters.The MTB allows crossing of obstacle or river on the battle field, in a very short time and with an immediate availability.

Variants

- MTB 2: 2 m effective lenght
- MTB 4: 4 m effective lenght
- MTB 6: 6 m effective lenght
- MTB 8: 8 m effective lenght

Technical Data

Description

The increased need for a self-sufficient gap-crossing capability for ground forces has lead to the development of the Medium Trackway Bridge (MTB), a aluminium-construction modular lightweight bridge for military and civilian vehicles up to MLC 40 that can be connected to form bridge lengths of 2, 4, 6 or 8 m.
For the installation of the bridge, a launcher system is mounted at the front of an armoured vehicle. A winch is fitted on the top of the launching system which is in charge to deploy the bridge over the obstacle or the river.The launching / retrieving time for a 4 m MTB is approximately 10 minutes with 4 soldiers.

Combat use

The MTB enables tactical vehicles with no or very little gap-crossing capability to enhance their mobility on the battlefield without being reliant on bridging engineer units. This not only increasing their manoeuvrability but also their protection as it allows troops options to detour potential risk areas. The single bridge modules can be transported directly on the vehicle, including light tactical vehicles, and can easily be launched and retrieved on the same vehicle by the crew with a simple adapter. The MTB light bridge can be launched by a 4 t class armoured vehicle. The launcher system has an approximate weight of 90 kg.

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