Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 29 Jul 2016, 02:08

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Eastern Front 1941.

Source: http://www.ebay.es/itm/Zugmaschine-Halb ... 1782345099

I think could be a Pontonwagen (t). Cheers. Raúl M 8-).
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Tractor half-track towing an assault boat towards the Bug River.........................................
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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by SIS 5 » 30 Jul 2016, 00:03

Hi Raúl,

You are totally right. It is not a trailer with an assault boat, but the trailer for a Czechoslovakian pontoon, Pontonwagen (t). Not all comments to pics are right

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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 30 Jul 2016, 00:09

Thank you very much Bert :wink:. Cheers. Raúl M 8-).

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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 09 Aug 2016, 00:12

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Landungsboot in action.

Source: 9406-Photo-Pionierlandungsboot-39-Landungsboot-mit-Land-Wasser-Schlepper-LWS. eBay Auction.

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A landing craft, Pionierlandungsboot-39, carrying a Land-Wasser-Schlepper (possibly Kerstch) ............................
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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 27 Aug 2016, 17:27

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Eastern Front 1941.

Source: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Schones-Photo-Ru ... SwuhhXWDhA

The bridge looks like a 8 tons Brückengerat B, isn't it? Cheers. Raúl M 8-).
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A vehicle, with an antitank gun Pak 38 (it seems), bypassing a watercourse by a pontoon bridge .........................................
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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 03 Sep 2016, 01:03

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Landungsboot in action.

Source: http://www.ebay.de/itm/9106-Foto-Pionie ... rmvSB=true
http://www.ebay.de/itm/9306-Foto-Pionie ... rmvSB=true

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Pionierlandungsboot 39 while unloading at Taman Peninsula..............................................
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Pionierlandungsboot 39 with signs of a direct hit in the Kuban Bridgehead.............................................
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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by Sturm78 » 14 Sep 2016, 23:32

Hi all,

An image from Ebay:

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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by Sturm78 » 26 Sep 2016, 11:59

Hi all,

Pontoon ferry:

Image from Ebay
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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 04 Oct 2016, 02:40

Hello to all :D; a little complement.............................

Pionier-Brückenkolonnen (Columns of Bridging Engineers).

The bridge columns usually were part of the engineers battalions in the divisions. The structure of the battalions consisted of three companies and a bridge column and depending on the type of division were totally or partially motorized. In partially motorized battalions, the 1st and 2nd Companies were equipped with horse-drawn vehicles and the 3rd Company and bridge column were motorized.

Equipment of military bridges.

Equipment B (Gerät B) = semi pontoons (half), moving by vehicles for trestles (Bockwagen) pf. 10; pontoons (Pontonwagen) Pf 11 and ramps (Rampenwagen) Pf 12; towing vehicles; horse-drawn was possible.

Bridges are usually made up of a fixed section and a floating section; the fixed section supported by trestles and the floating section over half-pontoons or full pontoons depending on the type of the bridge; Ramp or causeways connected both sections. Bridges settled on firm ground were built on trestles.

With the equipment of a bridge column B could be built:
Bridges 8 t up to 83 m in length
Bridges 16 t up to 54 m in length.
usable width of the bridge:
Trestle and bridge sections 3.20 m
Ramp new type 3,14 m
Ramp old type 2.90 m.

The 8 t-bridges were built with half pontoons, while the 16 t-bridges were built over full pontoons.

With this equipment they could also build ferries of 4 t; 8 t of two engines; Simple ferries 8 t and 16 t.

Source: Waffen Arsenal S-41- Kriegsbrückegerät der Wehrmacht.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Panzer-Tank ... 2131782692
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Panzer-Tank ... 2171832602

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A Pz Kw III Ausf. G crossing a 16 t-bridge built with Gerät B .........................................
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A Pz Kw III Ausf. H No. 124 rolling over a 16 t-bridge built with Gerät B on full pontoons...............................
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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by sitalkes » 04 Oct 2016, 04:24

What did they do for vehicles heavier than the Panzer IV/25 tons (e.g. the Panther?)

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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by SIS 5 » 04 Oct 2016, 07:52

Hi sitalkes,

for that the Wehrmacht had the heavy bridging equipment Brückengerät J 42 and J 43.

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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by davidedwardmawer » 08 Oct 2016, 23:42

Various bridging equipment types supplied by Christoph elsewhere. Some of the English will need interpretation, so to speak:

Gerät A = Full-pontoons from WWI used in the Reiswehr.
Bridge 75m for 7t.
Ferries: 2 pontoons with 5 beams and single deck for 3t; 2 pontoons with double deck for 4t; 3 pontoons with 9 beams and double deck for 7t

Gerät B = Half-pontoons.
Bridges: 8t/83m or 16t/54m (tons/length)
Ferries: 4t ferry, 8t double-ferries, 8t single ferries, 16 ferry

Gerät C = Light half-pontoons
Bridges: Footbridge on dinghies, footbridge on pontoons 70m, 4t bridge, Special bridge 84m (42m of it floating)
Ferries: 2t ferries, 4t ferries, Single Special ferry, Double special ferry,

Gerät D = for Aufkl.Abt.(mot) on trucks

Gerät G = For mountain units. 1t/140m; footbridge/280m, 42m floating for 5,3t

Gerät H = "Herbert-Gerät". Heavy self-supporting bridges with pontoon support from Austrian and Czech Army.

Gerät I = for heavy loads with pontoon support for 80t.

Gerät K = light self-supporting bridge on 3 part pontoons or blocks (trestles?)
Bridges: 16t bridge with length 78,8m

Gerät IZ = easy assembling bridge on trucks
Gerät sS = heavy bridge
GErät T = Czech bridge equipment. Full-pontoons
Bässler-Brücke = Bridge equipment with ‘throwing blocks’ on trucks.

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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 14 Oct 2016, 00:23

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Kriegsbrücke - Military bridges!

AFAIK Load capacity Brückengerät B: 18 t wheeled vehicles - 20 t (24 t) full - tracked vehicles (better pressure on the ground)

Sources: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Erinnerunge ... 7675.l2557
http://www.ebay.it/itm/1940-ca-WW2-Die- ... 541efa7d37

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Pioneer works - Flanders 1940............................................
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Pioneers in bridge building - 1940.........................................
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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 23 Oct 2016, 20:30

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Eastern Front 1941 - Ukraine 1941.

Another combination, a raft built over four inflatable boats and driven by an assault boat.........

Source: http://www.ebay.es/itm/Sturmboot-Schlau ... SwyKxXhlcR

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A limber crossing the Teteriv - Summer 1941......................................
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Re: Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

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Post by tigre » 05 Nov 2016, 14:55

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Western Front - France.

Source: http://www.ebay.de/itm/PB324-Montreuil- ... 33a5e1cfca

Cheers. Raúl M 8-).
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A Sd Kfz 164 Nashorn crossing a stream by means of a pontoon ferry (Gerät B??) ....................
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