m88 hercules The M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) improved Recovery Vehicle is the recovery system of choice for today's 70-ton combat vehicles..
m88 68.183 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 caiprs The M88 armored recovery vehicle was America’s solution to finally create a purpose-built armored tow truck that could move the heaviest vehicles the military had to offer. With the Cold War arms race in full swing, American military planners wanted bigger and better main battle tanks to counter Soviet technological developments. The only problem was they had no way of recovering these ...
