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M-47E2 LP AVLB project
In the early 1980s, the Spanish company Automóviles Talbot S.A. (Defense Products Division) proposed to the Ministry of Defense the possibility of developing several combat support vehicle projects. At that time, the Spanish Army only had a few M-578 ARVs and AMX-30D ARV recovery vehicles and some M-60 AVLB bridge-laying vehicles in service, and these were clearly insufficient in number. Talbot S.A. obtained permission from the authorities and designed three different engineering vehicles. These included a recovery vehicle (ARV) M-47E2R, an engineer vehicle (AEV) M-47E2I, and an armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) designated M-47E2 LP by the company. The latter used the chassis of a Spanish M-47E1 medium tank, which was to be equipped with an American MLC-60 scissor bridge along with all the necessary deployment and recovery systems. Unfortunately, the planned M-47E2 LP AVLB did not progress beyond the design phase, and no prototype was ever built. Consequently, the project was canceled shortly thereafter.
M-47E2 LP project gallery and more info
