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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSquadron
ISBN-100897475992
ISBN-139780897475990
eBay Product ID (ePID)121069995
Product Key Features
Book TitleM88 Armored Recovery Vehicle
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicMilitary / Weapons
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorDavid Doyle
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width11 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2011-378581
SynopsisThe M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle was designed and developed in the late 1950s to handle recovery of the heavier and more massive tanks that of the Cold War period. Armored like a tank, the M88 ARV is equipped with a massive winch and hydraulic A-frame boom. These ARVs were also used during the Vietnam War., The M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle was designed and developed in the late 1950s to handle recovery of the heavier and more massive tanks that of the time. Armored like a tank and incorporating the suspension and drivetrain of the M48/M60 tanks, the M88 ARV is equipped with a massive winch and a hydraulically raised A-frame boom with 400 feet of 5/8-inch wire rope. The M88's original gasoline engine served the vehicle well during its years of duty in Vietnam in the 1970s.