Vietnamese Engineers Cross the River with Modern Equipment

09 Desember 2020

414th Army Brigade with military equipment crossing the river (all photos : DND)

The 414th Army Brigade, Military Region 4 has successfully held a river crossing rehearsal with modern equipment equipped.

PTS self-propelled river crossing vehicle is used to carry infantry and technical weapons such as armored vehicles and cars.

Canoe push PMP pontoon bridge.

Bridge training to ensure crossing rivers.

The assembly of the PMP pontoon bridge is performed smoothly and accurately by the officers and soldiers of the unit.

Train bridging and joining ferries to transport weapons and technical means across rivers.

Train fitting ferries by self-propelled crawler wheel GSP. GSP self-propelled ferry has a load limit of 52 tons. The weight of the ferry (without crew used) is about 34.6 tons. The ferry is 12m long, 12.63m wide when opening the boat, 21.54m wide when opening the bridge track and the ferry's buoyancy at load reaches 52 tons.

The GSP self-propelled ferry works and moves underwater thanks to 2 propellers located in the back, similar to another military canoe. The speed of moving under water without load is about 10-11km/h. Travel speed with load below 52 tons is about 6-8km/h. The ferry can travel in conditions of flow velocity and water velocity less than 2.5m/sec or less.

When the ferry is self-propelled, the two boats on top of the ferry will be opened up through a hydraulic lifting system. The commander will signal the two ferries to come together and reconnect through the special latching systems. Then the bridge tracks up and down are lowered. When the conditions have stabilized, the commander allows the ferry to come close to shore and ready to take the vehicle on the ferry, carrying over water obstacles.

The ferry master must assert and precisely align each movement and skill of the affiliated parts.

River crossing training is a difficult and complicated task, requiring cadres and soldiers to have technical skills, tactics, and close coordination.

(BaoDatViet)