Federal Service

for Military-Technical Cooperation

GT Armament and Equipment
MBSMechanized Bridge System

The MBS includes

  • the bridge assembly vehicle provided with the bridge assembly-disassembly equipment at the obstruction,
  • the demountable bridge structure,
  • four carriers for bridge members
  • the rack carrier.

 

URAL-532361-1012 with 8 x 8 wheel arrangement high mobility vehicle is used as the base chassis for the bridge assembly vehicle and the carriers. 

PURPOSE AND MAIN TASKS

The mechanized bridge system is designed for arrangement of the high throughput capacity bridge crossings over the water and wet gaps along the army and front troop travel ways. 

 

structure

The bridge structure includes the launch beam consisting of the end and middle sections, end and middle bridge members, launch beam support, adjustable supports, ramps. The bridge member includes two triangle in transverse section sections and inter-track connecting plate. If the operating roadway is 4 m, the bridge member has 3.3 m transport dimension.
 
The MBS structure allows for assembly of support-free 16-, 22-, 28-, 34- and 41 m long bridge structures. The bridge is installed at the obstacle with prepared home and opposite banks (the obstruction width is 1.0-1.5 m less the bridge length) or at the obstacle with prepared home bank (the obstacle width is between 14.5 to 39 meters).
 
The bridge structure is installed via launching the bridge members along the launch beam. The bridge crossing is assembled by the bridge assembly vehicle and carrier crew.