Leguan

The Leguan armored rapid bridge (German: Panzerschnellbrücke Leguan) is a bridge system offered by KNDS Deutschland for overcoming obstacles. It was developed by MAN Mobile Bridges GmbH (a subsidiary of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann in 2005, merged in 2006 and company dissolved). The bridge-laying system is a further development of the laying principle of the Biber rapid tank bridge (Biber) with a lower silhouette. The Leguan system is in use worldwide, i.e. by Germany, Belgium, Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Malaysia, and the United States, among others, with various bridge-laying vehicles. The Bundeswehr officially calls it 'Gefechtsfeldbrücke' (battlefield bridge). The Bundeswehr tested it from 2009 onwards. The US Army planned to purchase 465 M104 Wolverine bridge-laying tanks, an iguana system based on the M1 Abrams hull.