MTU-12

MTU-12
	MTU-12 in the outdoor area of the Military History Museum of Artillery, Engineering and Telecommunications in St. Petersburg
General properties
crew	2
length	6.04 m (without bridge) ; 12.3 m (with bridge)
width	3.28 m
height
Dimensions	34 tons
	Armor and armament
Armor	Armor steel, cf. T-54
Main armament	1 × 12.7 mm DSchK machine gun
Secondary armament	no
agility
drive	V12- W-54 , 38.88 liter displacement ; 520 hp (382.5 kW)
suspension	Torsion bar
Top speed	48 km / h
Power / weight
Range	400 km

The MTU-12 ( Russian МТУ-12 ; abbreviation of М ос т о у кладчик- 12 , in German: Bridge-laying vehicle -12 , other names also exist: K-67, MTU, MTU-54, МТ-54, Object 421) is a bridge-laying tank of the Soviet Army and belongs to the group of combat support vehicles. The vehicle is based on the hull of the T-54 .

Development history

In parallel to the work on the T-54 tank , the bridge-laying tank was developed by the Malyshev plant in the Ukrainian SSR shortly after the Second World War . After various construction difficulties, prototypes were made under the designation Object 421 in the mid-1950s. After successful tests, it was decided to introduce it to the Soviet Army and mass production followed. The bridges were built by the Voroschba metal processing plant.

technology

The rapid bridge rests on the T-54 chassis and can be pushed over a maximum 11 meter wide obstacle using a chain drive. The laying of the bridge is completed within five minutes. The armor of the base vehicle corresponds to that of the T-54. The vehicle also has full NBC protection , and the crew can move the bridge without having to leave the vehicle.

Technical data of the bridge laying system

Mass of the bridge; 5.0 tons
Load capacity: 60 tons
Setup time: max. 5 minutes
Width: 3.2 m
Total length: 12.0 m
Maximum width of the obstacle to be overcome: 11.0 m

Users

The MTU-12 bridge-laying tank was exported to numerous countries, but in the meantime the system has mostly only been mothballed or completely decommissioned or scrapped.

An MTU-12 in the National Museum of Military History in Sofia

Soviet Union Soviet Union
Egypt Egypt
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 German Democratic Republic
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary Hungary
Egypt Egypt
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Israel Israel : Egyptian vehicles captured in the Six Day War.
Yemen Yemen
China People's Republic People's Republic of China
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
Laos Laos
Russia Russia
Syria Syria
Slovenia Slovenia
Finland Finland : Five vehicles received, all of which have now been taken out of service.
Eritrea Eritrea
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Belarus Belarus

Web links

Commons : MTU-12 - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Мостоукладчик МТУ (Russian); in the web archive
↑ K. Janbekow: Мостоукладчик МТУ (К-67). Part 2 in the magazine "Technik und Waffen", No. 6, June 2013.
↑ M. Bariatinski: Т-55. Танк-солдат. М., "Яуза", 2015.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q The Military Balance 2012, p. 229, p. 94, p. 97, p. 124, p. 320, p. 461, p. 329 , P. 355, p. 235, p. 429, p. 263, p. 194, p. 349, p. 153, p. 459.
↑ armstrade.sipri.org

[saper-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Мостоукладчик МТУ (Russian); in the web archive

[2] K. Janbekow: Мостоукладчик МТУ (К-67). Part 2 in the magazine "Technik und Waffen", No. 6, June 2013.

[3] M. Bariatinski: Т-55. Танк-солдат. М., "Яуза", 2015.

[MilitaryBalance-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q The Military Balance 2012, p. 229, p. 94, p. 97, p. 124, p. 320, p. 461, p. 329 , P. 355, p. 235, p. 429, p. 263, p. 194, p. 349, p. 153, p. 459.

[5] rmstrade.sipri.org