Proto type voor een nieuwe brugleggende tank op basis van de Leopard 2. Nederland heeft er 14 aangekocht.
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Leguan Modular Bridge System (Panzerschnellbrücke 2) on Leopard 2
The Modular Bridge System (PSB2), developed for the Netherlands and German Armies, holds three bridges/bridge modules of 9.7 meters each. This enables the laying of several different combinations of bridges: 3 x 9.7 meters; 1 x 9.7 meters, 1 x 18.7 meters; and 1 x 27.7 meters. With a crew of one driver and one operator the bridges can be laid in approximately 3, 5 and 6 minutes respectively. The bridge modules are 4m wide, 0.65m in height and weigh 5000kg each. Carrying capacity allows for MLC 70 Standard Load (tracked vehicles) and MLC 100 Caution Crossing (wheeled vehicles). There are contracts of 35 vehicles for the German Bundeswehr and 14 for the Netherlands.
Main performance specifications for the new PSB 2 armoured vehicle launched bridge / Bruglegger MLC70 for the German/Dutch armed forces:
1. Military load class MLC 70/100 for the bridge
2. Modular bridge system, comprising three bridge modules @ 9.7 m
Bridge combinations of 3 x 9.7 m; 1 x 9.7 m plus 1 x 18.7 m; 1 x 27.7 m
3. Launching under armoured protection
4. Horizontal launching
5. Launching times from 5 min (short-span bridge) to around 10 min (long-span bridge)
6. Interoperability with allied armed forces
7. Same protection and mobility as Leopard II A 5 main battle tank
8. Classification of the overall system in military load class MLC 70
9. Service life of 30 years, including 10000 crossings and 3000 launchings
10. Modern reconnaissance and guidance systems
Overall technical concept of the PSB2 / Bruglegger MLC 70:
A characteristic feature of the launching equipment is the parallelogram, formed in its basic position by the laying arm cylinder, laying arm, front arm and hull components, which can be moved by means of the front arm cylinder. The launching equipment draws the bridge modules from the rear "bridge magazine" according to the bridge length required, with the appropriate magazine levels being accessed by lowering the parallelogram. A rigid connection between two bridge modules is established automatically by the launching equipment moving the module ends one against the another. In the process, the deck plate lifters are brought into the upright position, and at the same time the ramp deck plates are raised to their coupling and service position. A crucial requirement when establishing the concept for the launching equipment was to optimize the system with regard to the launching times for the cases of use that, statistically, occur most frequently, in other words the launching of short-span bridges. For these cases only the vehicle supports are needed.