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Some additional photos of vehicles on display outside the conference center (Skidgel Hall) in the parking lot during the 2007 Armor Warfighting Conference at Ft. Knox.

I took these at the end of April and I hope some of you find these useful or informative. Laughing

--Bob Steinbrunn

Doug_Kibbey

Hi Bob,

Do they still call this an M88 and what, approximately does this big MoFo weigh in at now with all that extra armor? Shocked

(Is it still diesel?)

Sabot

It is the M88A2 Hercules (Name is actually an acronym, but I forget off hand). It is the same base vehicle updated to handle the 70ton weight of the heavy A1/A2s.

Sabot

HERCULES=Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System

A2_Prius · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 112

Was the addition of the weapons station to the M88 a result of combat experience in Iraq?

A-109E

Hi Doug,

Yep, Sabot (or is it "C'est Beau"? Laughing

) is correct: M88A2 'HERCULES'. See:

www.fas.org/man/dod-10...88a1e1.htm

www.globalsecurity.org.../m88a2.htm

www.uniteddefense.com/...010405.htm

1050 horsepower turbo-charged diesel. Lots of oompf there. Smile

It needs it since it weighs 140,000 lbs. That's seventy tons...... Surprised

--Bob

- Doug_Kibbey

Hi Bob,

Do they still call this an M88 and what, approximately does this big MoFo weigh in at now with all that extra armor?

(Is it still diesel?)

MarkHolloway

If I remember right the old M-88 'gassers' had 1050 horse power.

The tank above has the bumper # "BED-01". Translation: The M1 tank fleet (At Ft Knox) is divided into three fleets- A.B & C'. "ED" is an enhanced diagnostics M1A1. So this tank is a 'B' Fleet Enhanced Diagnotics Tank, Vehicle #1.

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