m88 hercules 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..
vm88 The BAE Systems M88 recovery vehicle has become a workhorse for U.S. military recovery efforts, bailing out stuck and disabled cavalry and tanks with ease.
vm88 The M88 was initially built by Bowen McLaughlin in 1961. The design of the vehicle was based on the chassis and automotive components of the M48 Patton and M60 tanks. In 1994, the United Defense Industries took over production of the M88s. In 2005, BAE systems began assembling the M88. To date, over 1,690 M88s […]
