GQL-111

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GQL-111
A Chinese GQL-111 express bridge during the Secure Route 2016 military event in Russia

A Chinese GQL-111 express bridge during the Secure Route 2016 military event in Russia
General properties
crew 2
length
width 2,450 m (without bridge)
3,150 m (with bridge)
height 2,830 m (without bridge)
3,580 m (with bridge)
Dimensions 17.35 tons (without bridge)
24.45 tons (with bridge)
Armor and armament
Armor unarmored
Main armament unarmed
Secondary armament unarmed
agility
drive Diesel engine
Top speed
Power / weight

The GQL-111 is a military rapid bridge system made in China and conceptually comparable to the nature of bridge-laying tanks . However, only all-terrain military trucks are used in the GQL-111 system.

Development history

The GQL-111 express bridge was developed in the 2000s by the state armaments company Norinco and delivered to the People's Liberation Army . It was designed on the basis of a four-axle truck (8 × 8) from the Chinese manufacturer BeiBen Truck , which offered the ideal compromise between off-road and road driving properties . The cab chassis comes from BeiBen Truck, which produces various Mercedes-Benz components under license. Conceptually, the GQL-111 is similar to the Russian TMM-6 rapid bridge system .

technology

GQL-111 with folded bridge in transport configuration

Each truck carries a folded bridge segment that has a length of about 8.0 m in the transport state. A segment can be used to bridge a trench up to 15 m. Furthermore, five high-speed bridges can be connected in such a way that obstacles of 75 m can be overcome, whereby the trench depth can be up to 5.5 m. The GQL-111 system can be used in combination with pontoons to cross wider rivers. According to Norinco , the express bridge can carry military vehicles up to 50 tons and wheeled vehicles with a maximum axle weight of 13 tons. A newer version is also known as the 60T bridge, the capacity of which has been increased to 60 tons.

Users

  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
  • PeruPeru Peru : In November 2017, the People's Republic of China donated various GQL-111 systems to Peru along with other military equipment.

Web links

Commons : GQL-111  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b SITDEF 2019: China has donated GQL-111 bridge layer systems to Peruvian army (English)
  2. ↑ beiben-truck.com: history (English)
  3. ↑ Beiben 8 * 8 truck Military chassis (English)
  4. ↑ a b c d e Jane’s Information Group: Bridging the gaps: China works to boost combat engineer capabilities (2017) (English)