cndcgs Challenges to national defence in contemporary geopolitical situation 2669-2023 2669-2023 LKA 3_MARIAN_JANUSZLOPATKA_2018 10.47459/cndcgs.2018.3 Article Assessment of River Crossing Possibility with Existing Pontoon Bridge ŁOPATKA Marian Janusz marian.lopatka@wat.edu.pl ∗ Military University of Technology, Poland Corresponding author. 2018 1 25 31 25 04 2018 25 04 2018

In the paper the possibility of river crossing in different conditions are described. The influence of river and equipment characteristics are analyzed and existing unitation on crossing capacity are indicated. Moreover, the unique demand for river crossing in Eastern Europe are defined.

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