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DescriptionNATO Bridging Operation In Germany MOD 45162595.jpg |
English: Pictured is a UK M3 Amphibious Rig in Minden, Germany during a joint UK/German Bridging Operation.
The M3 (operated by a Corps of Royal Engineer crew) sequence shows the M3’s Aluminium pontoons deploying prior to entering the water. A German Army Mercedes-Benz 250 GD 'Wolf' Utility Car is visible behind the M3.
The vehicle is operated by both UK and German armed forces. The M3 is self-deployable by road, operating as a 4x4 wheeled vehicle with a maximum road speed of 50 mph. It is driven into the water for amphibious operation, for which it deploys two large aluminium pontoons, unfolding them along the length of its hull. In water, the M3 is propelled and steered by 2 fully traversable pump jets at speeds of up to 9mph. The M3 amphibious rig can be driven into a river and used as a ferry or, when a number are joined together from bank to bank, as a bridge, capable of taking vehicles as heavy as the Challenger 2 main battle tank. The M3 has a number of advantages over similar vehicles. It can deploy pontoons on the move, in or out of water. It needs no on-site preparation to enter the water. It can be controlled from inside the cab when ‘swimming’ Its control functions have been automated allowing the crew to be reduced to three. A single two-bay M3 can carry a Class 70 tracked vehicle, where two M2s would have been required for this task with additional buoyancy bags. Eight M3 units and 24 soldiers can build a 100m bridge in 30 minutes compared with 12 M2s, 48 soldiers and a construction time of 45 minutes.
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Author | Stuart A Hill AMS |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D3X |
Author | Stuart A Hill AMS |
Exposure time | 1/1,600 sec (0.000625) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 10:26, 22 May 2017 |
Lens focal length | 52 mm |
Headline | NATO Bridging Operation In Germany |
Credit/Provider | MoD/Crown copyright 2017 |
Source | MOD |
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City shown | Minden |
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Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 11:18, 7 July 2017 |
Exposure Program | Aperture priority |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 08:07, 17 March 2017 |
Shutter speed | 10.643856 |
APEX aperture | 2.970854 |
Exposure bias | −0.33333333333333 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Flash |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTime subseconds | 16 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 16 |
Color space | 2 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 52 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
Serial number of camera | 5025454 |
Lens used | 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 |
Image width | 5,808 px |
Image height | 3,897 px |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
Date metadata was last modified | 12:18, 7 July 2017 |
Urgency | 0 |
Category | MOD |
Writer | Harland Quarrington |
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Unique ID of original document | B36473EB8273BC1C8748289078106711 |
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Copyright status | Copyrighted |
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Province or state shown | Paderborn |
Country shown | Germany |
IIM version | 2 |
Fixture name | Free |