M578 Armored Wrecker Recovery Vehicle Specifications:
More M578 Armored Recovery Vehicles at other Military Museums in the Northeast |
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| M578 Armored Recovery Vehicle at the Allegheny Arms & Armor Museum in Smethport, PA | Another M578 Armored Recovery Vehicle at the Military Museum of Southern New England in Danbury, CT |
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| M578 Armored Recovery Vehicle at the Fort Dix Army Reserve Mobilization Museum in Fort Dix, NJ | |
Length: 20 feet 10 inches
Width: 10 feet 4 inches
Height: 9 feet 5 inches
Crew: 3
Weight: 27 tons
Max Speed: 35mph
Range: 450 miles
Armor: Classified
Powerplant: Detroit Diesel 8V-71T 8cyl Water Cooled Engine 405hp
Fuel Capacity: 300 gallons
Armament:
50cal Browning M2 Machine Gun
Entered Service: 1972
Unit Cost: $
Here's a Youtube video of an M578 Armored Wrecker doing a drive by at a military show. This is another video of the same M578 at the same show. I'm not sure I'd want to pitch my tent so close to the route the armored vehicles take!
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