The Type 79 Ribbon Bridge was developed from the Russian Federation PMP Heavy Folding Pontoon Bridge and the United States Ribbon Bridge.
Figures supplied for the Type 79 state that when a pontoon bridge is constructed across a river flowing at 2.5 m/s, a 50,000 kg capacity bridge 6.5 m wide and 312 m long can be erected. A 20,000 kg capacity bridge under similar circumstances can be 3.2 m wide and 527 m long. Construction of a floating bridge with a capacity of up to 110,000 kg takes 15 minutes. Figures for the later Type 79-A Ribbon Bridge quote a capacity of 60,000 kg. The Type 79-A Ribbon Bridge is carried and launched from a Tiema XC2200 6 × 6 truck.
Status
The Type 79 pontoon bridge system is in service with the Bangladesh Army.
