It’s being operated as standard recovery vehicle of German Tank battalion and Engineering brigade, and features powerful 1500-horsepower, so it can perform rescue and traction operation for MCL60 grade(55ton) heavy armor. And it’s able to cross deep rivers and equipped with 7.62mm machine gun.
The M88A2 HERCULES Hercules, formerly the M88A1E1 Improved Recovery Vehicle, addresses a long-standing US Army need to upgrade its recovery vehicles to safely tow and recover battle-damaged, mired or inoperative Abrams tanks. The HERCULES, using M88A1 hulls, modified to specification by Anniston Army Depot, upgrades the basic M88 chassis to meet increased demands of towing, winching, and lifting the M1, M1A1, and M1A2 tanks.
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