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RECOVERY SAFETY AND PRINCIPLES
RECOVERY
RECOVERY
RECO
Recovery is retrieving, or freeing immobile, inoperative, or
abandoned materiel from its current position and returning it to
operation or to a maintenance site for repair. These actions
typically involve towing, lifting, and winching.
Towing is typically limited to moving vehicles to the nearest
Unit Maintenance Collection Point.
Recovery consists of: self-recovery, like-recovery, and
dedicated-recovery. Self-recovery actions use only the
equipment's assets; like-recovery actions involve the assis-
tance of a second, similar vehicle; and dedicated-recovery
requires the assistance of a vehicle which is specifically de-
signed and dedicated to recovery operations.
VEHICLE RECOVERY
VEHICLE RECOVER
Recovery of tracked vehicles that are mired or otherwise,
unable to move under their own power is difficult even under
the best conditions. In a combat situation, the difficulties in-
crease considerably and in many cases, the conditions under
which the vehicle is mired are far worse than in peacetime
situations. FM 9-43-2 tells you how to recover a vehicle under a
variety of situations.
Regardless of conditions, as a minimum, the following
precautions must be taken during recovery operations:
✔ Shut-off engines and apply brakes while cables or tow
bars are connected and disconnected.
✔ Position the main gun to prevent impact on the hull or
turret of another vehicle in case of a collision.
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