AM 50 is a Czech automatically launched assault bridge used by combat engineers for crossing narrow obstacles such as rivers, canals, and ditches. It is mounted on heavy vehicles Tatra 813 8ÃÂ8 truck).
Load capacity (for one vehicle): 50 t. Bridge span length: 13,500 mm. Bridge span width: 4,000 mm. Overall width: 4,210 mm. Maximum length of the bridged obstacle: 107 m (8 fields).
The AM 50 was developed for the Czechoslovak Army in the late 1960s. Today it is in use in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, India and Pakistan.