Some ARVs have a spade component to anchor the vehicle when it is towing or lifting. ARVs may in some cases have electric generators, blowtorches, chainsaws and fuel pumps to help with recovery operations, or spare parts, to facilitate field repairs. Typically, any specialized lifting and recovery equipment replaces the turret and cannon found on a battle tank. The term "Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle" (ARRV) is also used.ĪRVs may have winches, jibs, cranes, and/or bulldozer blades to aid in tank recovery. Most ARVs have motorized tracks, like a tank or bulldozer, enabling the ARV to operate on uneven ground. JSTOR ( January 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī US Marine Corps M88A2 Hercules in 2014, lifting an M1 Abrams engine with its crane.Īn armoured recovery vehicle ( ARV) is typically a powerful tank or armoured personnel carrier (APC) chassis modified for use during combat for military vehicle recovery (towing) or repair of battle-damaged, stuck, and/or inoperable armoured fighting vehicles, such as tanks and armoured personnel carriers.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Armoured recovery vehicle" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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