the M110 chassis. M51 Heavy Recovery Vehicle - based on the M103 heavy tank chassis. M88 Recovery Vehicle - based on the chassis and parts of the automotive component of the M48 Patton & M60 Patton. M88A1 Recovery Vehicle - improved, medium, 55-ton, diesel engine. M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicle - improved, heavy, 70-ton, diesel engine. M88A3 Hercules Recovery Vehicle - is a further upgrade of the M88A2 . It is the latest member of the M88 family. It uses a modernized powertrain and has improved speed, hoisting and winching capacity also features a seventh road wheel to reduce ground pressure. See also Armoured warfare Army engineering maintenance List of AFVs Tank transporter References Notes Bibliography Peter Chamberlain and Major-General N.W. Duncan. AFV Weapons Profiles No.35 British Armoured Recovery Vehicles + Wheels, Tracks and Transporters'' (1971) Profile Publishing External links REME Museum of Technology Recovery Military recovery vehicles