The M60 armored vehicle launched bridge (AVLB) is an armored vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank's hull and used for the launching and retrieval of a 60-foot (18 m) scissors-type bridge. The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the vehicle hull, and the bridge. [3] The M60 AVLB was introduced in 1963.

An armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) [1] is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of military engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across gap-type obstacles, such as rivers. The AVLB is usually a tracked vehicle converted from a tank chassis ...

Marines serving with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion and 7th Engineer Support Battalion demonstrated the bridging capabilities of the Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge. Courtesy Video | 1st Marine...

2020年11月29日 · Patton tanks and its variants were the main armor used throughout the war in Vietnam. The variants included the M48A3, M48A2C, M48/M60 AVLB, M67A2 Flame tank, M88 ARV, and the M728 CEV.

2020年12月21日 · The M60 AVLB (Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge) was developed from the existing M60 Patton Main Battle Tank (MBT) as a dedicated bridge-launching vehicle. The design retained the form-and-function of the M60 combat tank but lacked its powered turret system (and therefore standard armament).

M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (M60A1 AVLB) The Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge was designed to launch and retrieve a class 60 bridge. The main body is either based on the M60 or the M48 tank assembly. Used during combat, an AVLB is a folding portable bridge that is transported on the top of a tank chassis.

2023年6月3日 · m60 avlb是美国陆军第一批使用的桥梁履带车，它们是专门为美国陆军设计生产的。 60年代中期，这些桥梁履带车被用于越南战争，与M48和M60坦克一起被派往越南。

威龙之前已经生产了一系列基于m48巴顿主战坦克家族的1/35比例套件，其中有一个非常有趣且令人印象深刻的题材—— m48装甲架桥车（avlb）。 现在我们推出了它的后继型号，M60装甲架桥车（AVLB）。

2023年1月9日 · Without the bridge, the vehicle was 339.6" (862.6cm) long, 120" (300cm) tall, and 144" (366cm) wide, and it weighed 92,200lb (41,800kg) with a 9.0psi (.63kg/cm²) ground pressure.

2017年4月13日 · Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge M60A1. The vehicle is shown here with the launcher extended and the bridge absent. 1. Pintles. 2. Tongue cylinder. 3. Overhead cylinder. …