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M3 Amphibious Bridge
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| M3 Amphibious Rig | |
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| Country Of origin | UK/Germany |
| Designation | Engineer Equipment |
| Configuration | Wheeled |
| Manufacturer: | EWK |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Length | 12.74 m |
| Width | 3.42 m |
| Height | 3.35 m |
| Weight | 24.5 t |
| Speed | 80 km/h |
| Range | Dunno |
| Primary armament | None |
| Secondary armament | None |
| Power plant | Diesel |
| NBC | Dunno |
| Night | Dunno |
- Amphibious vehicle operated by the Royal Engineers.
- Designed and built by EWK to replace the aging M2.
- It is capable of providing a rapid MLC 70 bridge or ferry across large expanses of water obstacle, including still, flowing and tidal waters.
- When a number are joined together from bank to bank, as a bridge, capable of taking vehicles as heavy as the Challenger MBT.
- A 100 m river can be crossed in 30 minutes, using 8 rigs.
- It was used for the first time operationaly on Op Telic 1 in Southern Iraq where it successfuly allowed tanks in support of 3 Commando Brigade to cross the Shatt Al Basrah on to the Al Faw peninsular and approach Basra from the South.
