PM M71 Floating Bridge
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PM M71 is a mobile pontoon bridge
license by Yugoslavia
from Soviet designed PMP Floating Bridge
. It's similar to the Soviet, beside using Yugoslav made trucks and boats, and the pontoons are filled with Polyurethane foam, so when hit, it won't sink. The process of deployment is same as for Soviet PMP. The older version of PM M71 had a FAP 2220 BDS truck, while newer uses FAP 2026 BDS/A and FAP 2026 BS/AVG.
The PM M71 includes:
The complete set of PM M71 equipment is used to construct 20 ton and 60 ton carrying capacity bridges and 20 ton up to 180 ton carrying capacity ferries.
PM M71 was primary designed and used by Yugoslav People's Army
, and today by Croatian Army and River Flotilla of Serbian Armed Forces
two pontoon battalions.
Pontoon bridge
A pontoon bridge or floating bridge is a bridge that floats on water and in which barge- or boat-like pontoons support the bridge deck and its dynamic loads. While pontoon bridges are usually temporary structures, some are used for long periods of time...
license by Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
from Soviet designed PMP Floating Bridge
PMP Floating Bridge
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. It has a carrying capacity of 60 tons. During the process of its deployment, a truck carrying the bridge is backed alongside...
. It's similar to the Soviet, beside using Yugoslav made trucks and boats, and the pontoons are filled with Polyurethane foam, so when hit, it won't sink. The process of deployment is same as for Soviet PMP. The older version of PM M71 had a FAP 2220 BDS truck, while newer uses FAP 2026 BDS/A and FAP 2026 BS/AVG.
The PM M71 includes:
- 32 floating sections (pontoons),
- 4 abutment sections,
- 2 road covers,
- 12 RPP M68 tugboats,
- 38 FAP 2026 BDS/AFAP 2026The FAP 2026 is a general purpose off-road 6x6 truck, produced at the Fabrika automobila Priboj, Serbia for use in the Yugoslav Peoples Army. Introduced in 1978, it is still in production today. The wheel arrangement for the FAP 2026 was designed for transportation of cargoes, people and towing...
trucks for transportation of the sections, - 12 FAP 2026 BS/AVGFAP 2026The FAP 2026 is a general purpose off-road 6x6 truck, produced at the Fabrika automobila Priboj, Serbia for use in the Yugoslav Peoples Army. Introduced in 1978, it is still in production today. The wheel arrangement for the FAP 2026 was designed for transportation of cargoes, people and towing...
trucks for towing of tugboats, - other accompanying elements (boats, tools, accessories, etc.)
The complete set of PM M71 equipment is used to construct 20 ton and 60 ton carrying capacity bridges and 20 ton up to 180 ton carrying capacity ferries.
PM M71 was primary designed and used by Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
, and today by Croatian Army and River Flotilla of Serbian Armed Forces
River Flotilla of Serbian Armed Forces
The Serbian River flotilla is the specific unit of the Serbian Land Forces with the task of keeping and optimum operational regime of sailing and of protection of Serbian interests in interior sailing corridors, which consists of rivers and canals with a total length of 1,626 km...
two pontoon battalions.