MTU Bridge Layer

MTU Bridge Layer

Soviet Designation/Name: Mostoukladshik Tankovy Ustrostovo (MTU)

Manufacturer:

State Factories at Omsk, Kharkov, and Nishni Tagil

Role:

Bridgelayer

Year Adopted:

 1957
Produced: 1957-1968
Weight: 34 tons

Operational Status:

Obsolete: Russia, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Israel (captured Arab tanks)

In Service: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, East Germany, Egypt, Finland, Israel, Poland, and Syria

Armament:

 1x 12.7 DShK MG (500 rounds)

Engine:
     Early:
  
     Late:

   
Model W-2-54, 12 cylinder Diesel Engine producing
520 hp @ 2000 RPM
Model W-2-55, 12 cylinder Diesel Engine producing
580 hp @ 2000 RPM

Crew:

2 (Driver and Machine Gunner)
Armor:
         Hull Front:
         Hull Side Front:
         Hull Rear: 		  
100mm (3.9 inches)
70mm (2.75 inches)
60mm (2.36 inches)

Length:
     Overall:
     Hull Only:

 
12.3 meters (40 feet, 4.2 inches)
7.20 meters (23 feet, 7.4 inches)

Height:

11 feet, 2 inches  (3.4 meters)

Width:

10 feet, 8.4 inches
(3.27 meters)

Maximum Speed:

29.8 miles per hour
(48 kilometers per hour)

Range (on road):

280 miles (450 kilometers)

  

MTU Bridge Specifications
Treadway Length: 

40.35 feet
(12.3 meters)
Bridge Width:

10.72 feet 
(3.27 meters)
Load Capacity:

55.12 tons
50,000 kilograms
Bridge Weight:

6000 kilograms (6.6 tons)
Time to Deploy/Recover Bridge:

3 minutes
Crew Required to Deploy/Recover Bridge:

2 men (vehicle crew)

  

 

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