New development provides bridging that can be removed, broken, or dispersed as speedily as it had been constructed; it is capable of moving across country as well as on surfaced roads; unit is watertight alloy pontoon mounted on four-by-four chassis, two axles of which are retractable; prime mover is 6-cyl Kaelble diesel of 225 hp; there are four variants of basic unit as deck unit, ramp unit, amphibious ferry, and assault bridge; photographs of all types are given.
Gillois assault crossing equipment
Roy Engrs J
Royal Engineers Journal ; 73 , n 2
1959
13 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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