Battlefield Support - Centurion ARV - Foden Recovery - MAN SRV - Chieftain ARV - Tankfest 2016

― Jukka O. Kauppinen

Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is an armoured vehicle used during combat for recovery or repair of battle-damaged and inoperable armoured fighting vehicles. The term "Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle" (ARRV) is also used. Foden Recovery Vehicle - British Army - Tankfest 2016 The Foden recovery vehicle was primarily used to support a fleet of wheeled logistic vehicles. It can recover damaged, immobilized, swamped, stuck, or overturned vehicles. This recovery vehicle is fitted with a hydraulically operated winch/crane in conjunction with outriggers to lift and recover as required. This unit could recover all of the British Army vehicles, including tracked, with a maximum weight of up to 30 000 kg. A slewing crane could be used for various lifting tasks in addition to suspended tows during recovery. It has a maximum lift capacity of 12.5 t at 2.5 m and 5.8 t capacity at 7.7 m. Two outriggers are lowered to the ground on each side for vehicle stability during craning and winching operations. All recovery and lifting operations can be controlled remotely from the vehicle using a special console with a 30 m of cable. Vehicle can also tow associated recovery trailer. Damaged and disabled vehicles can be transporter on this trailer. The cab accommodates driver and up to three passengers. The rear seats can be transformed into a sleeper bunk for two. The cab is made of glass-reinforces plastic that is non-corrosive and fire-retardant. There is an observation hatch in the roof with a machine gun mount. For service in Iraq cabs of some of the vehicles were fitted with an armor kit. The Foden recovery vehicle is powered by a Perkins Eagle 290 turbocharged diesel engine, developing 290 hp. Vehicle has a 6x6 configuration. There is a front-mounted 10 t capacity self-recovery winch. Battlefield support: MAN SVR (support vehicle recovery) "MAN has a long association with military vehicle manufacture, which enabled them to win the tender to supply the British Army with 7,000 vehicles over a five-year period.MAN delivered a wide range of variants from the two-axle six ton cargo variant up to the four-axle heavy recovery variant the SVR (support vehicle recovery). To support the repair and recovery of the fleet of trucks the Military has ordered 280 variants of the MAN SVR, the design and development of this one variant was the collaboration of a number of specialist companies including MAN, Atlas, and EKA." Chieftain Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle Tankfest by World of Tanks - 24.-25.6.2016 The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK Worlds biggest and best live display of historic armour, living history, and much more at the Home of the Tank - The Tank Museum, Bovington, United Kingdom. More from Tankfest: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jukkaokauppinen2/albums/72157670621567366 More from me: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jukkaokauppinen

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