English: Pictured are Afghans watching Royal Engineers from 44 (Four Four) HQ and Support Squadron installing a General Support Bridge (GSB) in the northern part of Nahr-e Seraj District of Helmand Province.

To launch a bridge the Royal Engineers use the Automated Bridge Launching Equipment BR-90 (ABLE) that is capable of launching bridges up to 44 m in length. The ABLE vehicle is positioned with its rear pointing to the gap to be crossed and a lightweight launch rail extended across the gap. The bridge is then assembled and winched across the gap supported by the rail, with sections added until the gap is crossed. Once the bridge has crossed the gap the ABLE launch rail is recovered. A 32 m bridge can be built by 10 men in about 40 minutes.

• Organization: Army
• Object Name: Army20Bde-2012-H15-041-617
• Category: MOD
• Supplemental Categories: Operations, People, Army, Equipment, Vehicles, Support, Engineering Vehicles
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• Country: Afghanistan