Hungarian PMP Pontoon Bridge, that crosses the Sava river at Slavonski Brod, Croatia, 1996.
Four pontoon elements
The PMP Floating Bridge is a type of mobile pontoon bridge designed by the Soviet Union during World War II. The bridge's design enables for a quick assembly of its parts.[1] It has a carrying capacity of 60 tons.[1] During the process of its deployment, a truck carrying the bridge is backed alongside the edge of a body of water. The bridge is then rolled off where it unfolds automatically. The bridge spans 390 metres with 32 river pontoons, 12 bridging boats and four shore pontoons.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DIANE Publishing Company (2004). "Handbook On Soviet Ground Forces". DIANE Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7881-3259-9.
- ↑ http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=PMP+Floating+Bridge&offset=0
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