MT-55

MT-55A armoured bridgelayer
MT-55 at speed in Uffenheim in 2015
TypeArmoured vehicle-launched bridge
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Specifications
Mass36.0 tonnes
Length9,880 mm (with span)
Width3,300 mm (with span)
Height3,350 mm (with span)
Crew2 (commander, driver)

EngineV-55 12-cyl. 38.88 liter water-cooled diesel
580 hp (430 kW)
Power/weight14 hp/tonne
SuspensionTorsion bar
Operational
range
580 km (On roads)
Maximum speed 50 km/h

The MT-55A (Slovak: Mostný tank) is an armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) tank, manufactured by ZŤS Martin in Slovakia. The AVLB is based on a T-55A medium tank chassis, with the turret detached and replaced by a special bridge launching equipment.[1]

The MT-55A was produced for the armies of the Warsaw Pact (including the Soviet Army), as well as for export clients.

  1. ^ "T-54 / T-55 Series Tanks". GlobalSecurity. Archived from the original on 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2007-06-07.