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The M88 recovery vehicle is one of the largest armored recovery vehicles (ARV) in use by United States Armed Forces. There are three variants, the M88 , the M88A1 , and the M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System).
After a couple of hours, the US Marines toppled the statue with a M88 armored recovery vehicle. [6] According to the book Shooter, the first plan was to attach a cable between the M88 and the statue's torso area. Someone pointed out that if the cable snapped, it might whiplash and kill people.
M88 recovery vehicle – based on the chassis and parts of the automotive component of the M48 Patton & M60 Patton. M88A1 recovery vehicle – improved, medium, 55-ton, diesel engine. M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle – improved, heavy, 70-ton, diesel engine. M88A3 Hercules recovery vehicle – a further upgrade of the M88A2 . It is the latest ...
M289 truck, Missile Launcher, 5-ton 6 x 6 (G744), Honest John (Note - for vehicle mounted rocket launchers see List of U.S. Army Rocket Launchers By Model Number) M291 truck, Van, Expandable, 5-ton, 6 × 6 (G744) – M39 series 5-ton 6×6 truck. M292 truck, Van, 2 1⁄2 -ton, Expansible (G742)- M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck.
M88 Hercules Recovery Vehicle. Among the biggest armored recovery vehicles in use, the M88 was built to handle the hard work of repairing and replacing damaged fighting vehicles while under fire ...
The $400 million package announced Wednesday also includes eight M88 recovery vehicles — tank-like tracked vehicles that can tow the Abrams if it gets stuck. Altogether, France, the U.K., the U ...
An M1070 and M1000 loading an M88 Recovery Vehicle in southern Iraq. Heavy Equipment Transporter System ( HETS) is the name of a U.S. Army logistics vehicle transport system, the primary purpose of which is to transport the M1 Abrams tank. It is also used to transport, deploy, and evacuate armored personnel carriers, self-propelled artillery ...
In September 2013, three new vehicles were acquired from Norway - a wreck of Panzer III medium tank, an M47 Patton main battle tank and an M88 Recovery Vehicle. It was the second time when the museum worked together with Norwegian authorities, the first being the acquisition of the TKS tankette.