Heavy horse..

[nm190]

Well.., this i'snt my ride, it's his Mayesty's, but i drive it for him!

 

[Lorax]

Holy crap thats big! ANy pictures of it in deployed mode? Is the bridge made from steel or aluminum?

 

[BKubu]

Very nice. Is that based on the Leopard I chassis? Thanks for sharing.

 

[rockman]

Thanks for sharing... nothing like working for royalty...

 

[wreckerman893]

At least the Boss is footing the fuel bill.

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Looks like you'll need a bigger sandbox!

 

[nm190]

Lorax: Aluminium, 11 metric tonnes.

BKubu: Yes, Leo 1.

Rockman: Yep, i love it!

wreckerman: And that's good, it consumes about 30liters pr european mile.

fuzzytaster: i've got all the sandbox i need.

 

[nm190]

Same

The american version is named m104 wolverine by the way.

 

[ctmustang]

nm190 - very cool machine! What is the span of the bridgeand what is the total weight of the machine? Thanks CT

 

[nm190]

Sizes

nm190 - very cool machine! What is the span of the bridgeand what is the total weight of the machine? Thanks CT

It's about 50 metric tonnes, the bridge is 26 meters and can be laid over a gap of 24meters. The loadcarrying weight is Military Load Class 70, that means it can take your main battletanks and also the wolverine(with the bridge on).

It's got the 10 cyl, 37.4liter MTU MB 838 CaM 500 witch is of my knowledge one of the only engines (with this particular chassi) made for acoustic camouflage. The engine's choked to around 800hp but is capable of delivering over 1000 (funfact: the cooling fan delivers about 100hp).
Torque: 2860Nm at 1500rpm

With the bridge on it's about 4meters tall and 4meters wide, so passing truckers on narrow norwegian roads at wintertime is a blast!!

For armament we're sporting the successor of Hitlers chainsaw, the MG3.

It's better than delivering pizza anyway...

 

[Lorax]

Far out.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Just like at a Carnival.... Some rides are just MORE THRILLING than others

 

[Varyag]

Those things are so fun to watch going down the tank trail. They rock like crazy when it gets rough. We had a 104 following us at Ft Hood trying to keep up with our a2s. He got into some wahoos, nosed in and stopped dead. Looked really painful.

 

[Midnight Rider]

That looks like it would be fun to drive.

 

[nm190]

Right on!

Those things are so fun to watch going down the tank trail. They rock like crazy when it gets rough. We had a 104 following us at Ft Hood trying to keep up with our a2s. He got into some wahoos, nosed in and stopped dead. Looked really painful.

The whole trick is to gather speed, and keep it, so when the guns brake their ass off, you lift your right foot a little bit and grin.
About the faceplants.., they're unavoidable some times, you're driving a vehicle (in my case) whose chassi is carrying approx 10 m-tonnes more than it was designed for, at a point of balance that's totally unheard of. Kinda like driving a small flat really.
But, when you emerge from the forest at full speed, carrying enough "treeline" to build a cabin, making the "panzers" on top of the guns cheer..., it's worth it.

 

[nm190]

More bridgelayer-pics

Variations

 

[sirmrtow]

well at least we know who can bridg the gap
thanks for sharing