M18 (těžká mostová souprava)

Dry Support Bridge M18
Mechanised Bridge Rig M18

The development of the mechanised bridge rig began with the predecessor company Williams Fairey Engineering Limited (WFEL) in 1996. In 2001, WFEL was awarded a contract to supply bridge assemblies to the US Army. The bridge system underwent military trials in 2002 at Fort Hood, Texas, followed by another in 2003 at Ford Avenue, Virginia. Outside the US, the M18 bridge assemblies were first deployed in Iraq in 2003. The U.S. Army is currently using these bridge systems in South Korea and Germany.


Description
- Characteristics: extendable bridge kit
- Manufacturer: WFEL, Stockport, UK
- US Army bridge kit name: Dry Support Bridge Systems M18
- US Army bridge kit acronym: M18 DSB
- year of manufacture: 2003 onwards
- unknown number of kits produced (about 58 in 2006)


Folding Drawbridge
- name: Modular Bridge M19 DSB
- abbreviation: M19 DSB


Automotive Bridge Layer
- name: Laucher Vehicle M1975 (Oshkosh M1075 chassis)
- abbreviation: M1975 LV


Automotive Bridge Parts Transporter
- Army name: Common Bridge Transporter M1977 (Oshkosh M1075 chassis)
- Army abbreviation: M1977 CBT

Trailer
- name: Palletized Load System Trailer M1076
- abbreviation: M1076 PLS


M18 assembly to span one 40 m obstacle:
1x M19 bridge,
1x M1975 paver,
2x M1977 transporter,
3x M1076 trailer.


Assembly M18 to bridge 46 m obstacle:
1x bridge M19,
1x paver M1975,
3x transporter M1977,
4x trailer M1076.


Basic technical data:


M19 Bridge
- operator: 8 persons
- laying time: up to 90 minutes
- bridge length: 48 m (for obstacles up to 46 m)
- bridge deck width: 4.3 m
- bridge load capacity:
- for tracked vehicles: 70 to 80 Mg (t) at 20 m spacing
- for wheeled vehicles: 96 to 100 Mg (t) at 20 m spacing
- obstacle clearance: ± 3 m at 40 m spacing


Variants of M19 assemblies
- bridge length: 26 m for obstacle up to 24 m
- bridge length: 32 m for obstacle up to 30 m
- bridge length: 36 m for an obstacle up to 36 m
- bridge length: 48 m for an obstacle up to 46 m


Automotive paver M1975 (Oshkosh chassis M1075)
Dimensions on the fly:
- length: 12 m
- width: 2.98 m
- height: 3.99 m
- angle of approach: 40°
- angle of descent: 60°
- slope: 25 % (12.25°)
- weight: 39 Mg (t)
- road transport speed: 64 to 88 km/h
- off-road: up to 30 km/h
- range: up to 640 km


The mechanical bridge kit can operate in a thermal range of -29°C to +49°C.
The mechanical bridge kit can be stored in a temperature range of -46°C to +49°C.


Source
US Army: TB 5-5420-279-14, Army Circular, year of publication 2003, ISBN does not have
US Army: TM 5-5420-279-10, Army Handbook, year of publication 2004, ISBN not available
US Army: TM 5-5420-279-23, Army Handbook, year of publication 2004, ISBN not available
US Army: TM 5-5420-279-23P, Army Manual, year of publication 2006, ISBN not available
US Army: TM 5-5420-279-24P, Army manual, year of publication 2003, ISBN not available
WFEL Limited: DSB - Dry Support Bridge, company brochure, year of publication 2009, ISBN not available


Internet
blog.electricbricks.com
contracting.tacom.army.mil
http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/shinecommerce/4067

http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/shinecommerce/4068
www.arl.army.mil
www.dtic.mil
www.globalsecurity.org
www.wfel.com
www.wfel.com
M18 (těžká mostová souprava) - Foto via kr.blog.yahoo.com

Foto via kr.blog.yahoo.com
M18 (těžká mostová souprava) - Foto via WFEL.

Foto via WFEL.
M18 (těžká mostová souprava) - Foto via us. TM 5-5420-279-24P, strana 222.

Foto via us. TM 5-5420-279-24P, strana 222.
M18 (těžká mostová souprava) - Foto via blog.electricbricks.com

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