M88 Recovery Vehicle

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m88 hercules The M88A2 (HERCULES - Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System) is an armored full tracked, diesel-powered, recovery vehicle based on the M88A1 chassis and configured with an A-frame boom, three winches and an upgraded spade..

km88-com Introduction The M88 is an early Cold War era armored recovery vehicle of US origin. It was developed to replace the M74 based on the Sherman chassis in US military service. The M88 served in support of the M60 Patton series of main battle tanks, with which it shares the chassis and many automotive components. The M88A2 Hercules is a deep modernization and is described in a separate article.

m88-au M88 Hercules HistoryThe M88 Hercules series Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) was introduced during the early 1960s and has since run through three major variant offerings - M88, M88A1 and M88A2. The Hercules was designed to recover heavy-class military vehicles such as the M1 Abrams Main Battle