The M60 AVLB is based on the M60 or the M60A1 hulls. Initial construction of the M60 AVLB was from 1963 to 1967. Most of the hulls for the M60A1 AVLB were former M60A2 Pattons converted to AVLBs from 1987 to 1996. All AVLBs were constructed at the Anniston Army Depot, Alabama under contract with General Dynamics Land Systems. [6]

Two video episodes of the M60A1 Armored Vehicle Landing Bridge (AVLB) during loading and preparing a bridge laying vehicle and practicing the deployment of i...

2021年5月7日 · Here’s What You Need to Know: The United States was the primary operator of the M60A1 AVLB. Whether the U.S. military could ever build a bridge to the future isn’t known, but when the Army comes...

The M60A1 AVLB is an armored vehicle used for launching and retrieving a 60-foot scissors-type bridge. The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the hull, and the bridge.

An M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB), deploying its scissors-type bridge. The M60 AVLB is an armored vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank chassis used for the launching and retrieval of a 60 feet (18 m) scissors-type bridge. The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the vehicle hull, and the bridge. [1]

The M60 AVLB is a Cold War era bridge layer of US origin. It was developed in the 1960's to support the Patton series main battle tanks in the field. Initial development was based on the M48 Patton chassis, but subsequently switched to the M60 Patton for US production vehicles.

2023年1月9日 · The hulls of the M60A1 and M60A2 were converted into bridgelayers. The conversion involved similar external and internal modifications to the AVLB M48A5, removing the turret and housing the crew within the turret ring under cupolas with pivoting hatches, relocating the batteries to the hull front, etc.

The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the hull, and the bridge. The launcher is mounted as an integral part of the chassis. The bridge, when emplaced, is capable of supporting tracked and wheeled vehicles with a military load bearing capacity up to Class 60. The bridge can be retrieved from either end.

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).

The original M60 AVLB debuted in 1967, and its improved form followed the 1987 M60A1 production model. Power is provided by a 750-horsepower Continental AVDS-1790-2C diesel engine used to drive a conventional sprocket arrangement, giving the vehicle a range (operation) of up to 290 miles while achieving road speeds of nearly 30 miles. per hour.