The tank recovery vehicle M74 (M74) [1] 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. It could also be suitable for light dozing, since it had a hydraulic, front-mounted spade.

2024年3月23日 · The M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle was a US armored recovery vehicle (ARV) based on the M4A3 (HVSS) Sherman chassis. The M74 was created as the M32 Armored Recovery Vehicle, a pivotal ARV developed during World War II, could no longer recover the new generations of tanks without assistance.

An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is typically a powerful tank or armoured personnel carrier (APC) chassis modified for use during combat for military vehicle recovery (towing) or repair of battle-damaged, stuck, and/or inoperable armoured fighting vehicles, such as tanks and armoured personnel carriers. Most ARVs have motorized tracks, like a ...

The M74 Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) is a specialized military engineering vehicle designed for tank recovery operations. Based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank, the M74 ARV was developed in the post-World War II era to provide support for armored and mechanized units.

The M74 ARV: In early 1954, Bowen McLaughlin-York Inc. began production on the M74, converting M4A3 tanks to this configuration. Rock Island Arsenal conversions around this time and continued into 1958 but no total number of the conversions is known.

2021年5月7日 · David Fletcher takes a look at the mighty M74 Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV), built on a Sherman M4A3 chassis. ...more.

2023年1月11日 · The TRV M74 was developed after the outbreak of the Korean War since the World War II-era tank recovery vehicles then in use could not cope with the heavier modern tanks. M74 was converted from stocks of medium tanks M4A3 and M32B3 tank recovery vehicles, to which it bore a strong resemblance.

Engineering vehicles (M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle; TrailBlazer ARV) Medevac ... Media in category "M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle" The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. 3rd Cavalry Division Museum 11.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 2.97 MB. Bundeswehrmuseum Dresden 64.jpg 1,024 × 768; 324 KB.

Taking the Museum of American Armor M74 ARV out to the field for 2023 WWII Encampment Weekend. This vehicle is built up on the same hull and suspension as WWII era M4A3 HVSS Sherman medium tanks...

The vehicle being offered, M74 Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV), serial number 57895, was probably built by Bowden-McLauglin-York (BMY) between 1954 and 1955. It is unrestored and in original condition. It was last used by the West German Army and was part of the Budge Collection. It is still in its original German Army paint.