Designation:

MTU-72

Info
Manufacturer: JSC Research and production corporation UralVagonZavod  
Product type: Armoured Vehicles  
Name: Armoured vehicle-launched bridge  

Based on T-72 MBT.

The bridgelayer is intended to transport and lay a tread-way bridge across obstacles (canals, ricers, ravines, etc.) for wheeled and tracked vehicles. The bridgelayer consists of a bridge equipment, system for crew protection against mass destruction weapons, firefighting equipment, smoke screening system, underwater driving equipment. The MTU-72 bridgelayer is equipped with internal and external communications facilities: a radio set and an intercom system. The vehicle is armed with a light machine gun, an assault rifle with an ammunition load, grenades and a flare gun.


Specifications:
Property Value
Crew
2
Weight (kg)
40000
Engine power output (h.p.)
840
Length (mm)
11640
Width (mm)
3460
Height (mm)
3380
Max. road speed (km/h)
60
Max. road range (km)
500
Fording depth (mm)
4500
Carrying capacity of the bridge (kg)
50000
Bridge length (mm)
20000
Bridge width (mm)
3000
Main weapon caliber (mm)
7.62
Auxiliary gun calibre (mm)
7.62




   
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