The M88 Recovery Vehicle is one of the largest all weather armored recovery vehicles (ARV) currently in use by United States Armed Forces. There are currently three variants the M88 M88A1 and M88A2 Hercules. The M88 series has seen action most noticeably in the Vietnam War the Persian Gulf War the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan and to a lesser extent during the Kosovo War where they were deployed to help recover heavy armored vehicles of the Allied ground units.
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height (cm)
3.1242
length (km)
8.26922
weight (kg)
5.08e+07
width (mm)
3.429
origin
United States
type
Armoured recovery vehicle
used in war
Kosovo War, Vietnam War, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Iraq War, War on Terror, Gulf War, Arab–Israeli conflict
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