New-type heavy pontoon bridge commissioned

LASA, August 12 (ChinaMil) -- A wartime river-crossing support drill organized by an engineer regiment under the Tibet Military Command (MC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was conducted on August 8, 2013 in the waters of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. During the drill, the officers and men of the regiment conducted the drill on pontoon bridge erection with new-type heavy pontoon bridge equipment.

It is learnt that the new-type heavy pontoon bridge equipment adopts modular configuration and its structure can change at any time. For example, equipped with a powered rear-boat, a raft of pontoon can be used for ferrying and connected rafts of pontoon can become a floating bridge. With a great load capacity, the new-type box-type raft of pontoon can ferry heavy weaponry and equipment across great rivers.

Besides, the new-type heavy pontoon bridge uses electronic control means, thus its degree of mechanization and automation improved significantly. It can effectively solve problems arising from accurate positioning and docking by means of satellite navigation and positioning and fast connection of nano-anchor steel.