AM 50
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AM 50 is a Czech automatically launched assault bridge used by combat engineers for crossing narrow obstacles such as rivers, canals, and ditches.{{cite web |title=AM-50 |url=https://www.valka.cz/1149-AM-50 |website=Valka.cz |date=8 January 2003 |accessdate=September 13, 2020 |language=cs |issn=1803-4306}} It is mounted on heavy vehicles (such as the unarmored or lightly armored Tatra 815 8×8 truck), and can bridge a gap up to {{convert|52|m|ftin|abbr=none|sp=us}}.
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.
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Category:Military bridging equipment
Category:Armoured vehicle-launched bridges
Category:Armoured fighting vehicles of Czechoslovakia
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