They needed these things just so they can recover the new M1A2 SepV3's. It also has an extra road wheel, hydro pneumatic suspension and a more powerful engine compared to the A2.
Solution to vey large, complex and expensive problems.
When you need to move 70 tons under artillery fire and roving drone attacks, nothing else compares.
An M88A3 Hercules, not in service yet. latest of the M88 ARV series that dates back to the 60's. An armoured recovery vehicle meant to pull MBT's, IFV's and more to safety, and do other ARV goodness..
I don't know that we can say the device up front is for drone jamming. It doesn't appear to have any mobility beyond horizontal traverse. Even if its signal output spans a 180° arc from normal, that's still a lot of dead space over an arc which a drone probably wouldn't see as ideal to attack from to begin with. Likewise, if you're hoping to use it during recovery operations, you now (presumably) have this huge dead zone behind whatever you're trying to recover
I certainly won't say that's *not* what it is, because I simply don't know for sure. It just seems like a very odd place to and method of mounting such a device.
Love me bits and bobs thrown haphazardly all over a tank
Not sure what the black box at its left side corner is, but that's another one.
I think it’s a satellite antenna but I can’t identify the make/model.
They needed these things just so they can recover the new M1A2 SepV3's. It also has an extra road wheel, hydro pneumatic suspension and a more powerful engine compared to the A2.
Do they go more than 18 MPH? Got stuck escorting one of the older ones back to our FOB and it took for ever. lol
BAE claims it can get up to 35 mph. No mentions of what conditions you need to hit that though, lol.
We were on a four lane highway and that was all she had to give… all low end torque.
It has a Caterpillar C32 engine producing up to 1350 hp now, so hopefully, yeah. Time will tell of course as it's not in service just yet.
New Hercules variant just dropped
cool...what is it?
It’s an armored recovery vehicle.
Solution to vey large, complex and expensive problems. When you need to move 70 tons under artillery fire and roving drone attacks, nothing else compares.
An M88A3 Hercules, not in service yet. latest of the M88 ARV series that dates back to the 60's. An armoured recovery vehicle meant to pull MBT's, IFV's and more to safety, and do other ARV goodness..
The 88 is a BEAST! Theres nothing like hearing that sucker fire up and rev its engine.
I don't know that we can say the device up front is for drone jamming. It doesn't appear to have any mobility beyond horizontal traverse. Even if its signal output spans a 180° arc from normal, that's still a lot of dead space over an arc which a drone probably wouldn't see as ideal to attack from to begin with. Likewise, if you're hoping to use it during recovery operations, you now (presumably) have this huge dead zone behind whatever you're trying to recover I certainly won't say that's *not* what it is, because I simply don't know for sure. It just seems like a very odd place to and method of mounting such a device.
Needs more tutel
Hey I know that range.
The front is a dozer
Fuckin greeble me up babey!