M74 tankų atkūrimo transporto priemonė - nuotraukos ir vaizdo įrašas

Photo gallery of a M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle, The M74 cisternos atkūrimo transporto priemonė (M-74) buvo inžinieriaus transporto priemonė, kurią 1950-aisiais naudojo JAV armija. Jis buvo sukurtas susidoroti su sunkesniais M26 Pershing ir M47 Patton svoriais. Jis taip pat gali būti tinkamas lengvam dozavimui, nes jis turėjo hidraulinį, priekyje sumontuotą kastuvą. Jį tūkstančiais pagamino Bowen-McLaughlin-York, o nuo 1954 m. Bowenas jį taip pat konvertavo iš M4A3 Shermans. Vėliau kai kuriuos iš M32B1 "Rock Island Arsenal" konvertavo iki 1958 m.

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The M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle was an engineer vehicle used by the U.S. Army in the 1950s. It was designed to cope with the heavier weights of the M26 Pershing and M47 Patton tanks, which were entering service at that time. The M74 was based on the chassis of the M4A3 Sherman tank, and had a hydraulic winch, a front-mounted spade, and an A-frame for lifting and towing operations.
The M74 also had a .50 caliber machine gun and a .30 caliber machine gun for self-defense. The M74 was produced by Bowen-McLaughlin-York from 1953 to 1958, by converting over 1000 Sherman tanks into recovery vehicles. Some M74s were also converted from M32B1 Armored Recovery Vehicles by Rock Island Arsenal. The M74 was used by the U.S. Army in post-World War II Germany, and also by other countries such as Belgium, Israel, Spain, and Portugal. The M74 was replaced by the M88 Recovery Vehicle in the 1960s.