Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE M88A2 IS A FULL TRACKED, ARMORED RECOVERY
VEHICLE BASED ON THE M88A1 CHASSIS.  IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE PRESENT
M88A1 VEHICLE INCLUDE INCREASED BRAKING AND STEERING, ENHANCED
SURVIVABILITY, UPGRADED 70 TON WINCH AND 35 TON BOOM HOIST.
ADDITIONALLLY, AN AUXILIARY WINCH HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE SYSTEM.
OVERALL LENGTH OF VEHICLE: 340.5 in, WIDTH 144 in, HEIGHT 118 in,
WEIGHT 139,000 LBS.

   B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE M88A2 WILL TOW THE MAIN BATTLE TANK ON
SLOPING, CROSS-COUNTRY, AND HARD-SURFACED TERRAINS.  THE M88A2 WILL
PROVIDE A MAIN WINCHING CAPABILITY WITH 100 METERS OF USABLE CABLE
WITH A 70-TON PULL FORCE.  A LIGHT, AUXILIARY WINCH AND A CABLE TWICE
THE LENGTH OF THE MAIN CABLE WILL BE PROVIDED, WHICH WILL ENABLE
DEPLOYMENT OF THE CABLE BY ONE SOLDIER, IN ORDER THAT THE MAIN CABLE
MAY BE PULLED TO THE DISABLED VEHICLE.  THE BOOM WILL BE ABLE TO LIFT
35 TONS FROM THE GROUND TO A HOOK HEIGHT OF 25 FEET AT A DISTANCE OF
8 FEET FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

   C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE M88A2 WILL PERFORM RECOVERY OPERATIONS IN
SUPPORT OF THE M1/M1A1 AND FUTURE HEAVY COMBAT VEHICLES.
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   D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  IN SUPPORT OF THE M1 ABRAMS SERIES TANKS, THE
M88A2 WILL REPLACE THE M88A1 (R50681), ON A ONE-FOR-ONE BASIS, IN
ALL ARMOR BATTALIONS, MECH INF BN, CAVALRY SQUADRONS, ENGINEER
BATTALIONS, SEPARATE ENGINEER COMPANIES AND DS MAINTENANCE UNITS
DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THESE UNITS.

  E.   POWER REQUIREMENTS:  THE ELECTRICAL OUTPUT WITH THE MAIN
ENGINE RUNNING AT 1000 RPM IS 650 AMPS.  THE DIRECT CURRENT VOLTAGE
IS REGULATED AT 27.3 TO 28.7 VOLTS.  IN ADDITION, THE AUXILIARY
GENERATOR PROVIDES A LIMITED BATTERY RECHARGE CAPABILITY OF 150 AMPS
IN LIEU OF RUNNING THE MAIN VEHICLE ENGINE TO CHARGE THE BATTERIES.

  F.   TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:   THE M88A2 WILL BE HIGHWAY
TRANSPORTABLE BY HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER, IN ADDITION TO RAIL,
MARINE AND C-5 AIRCRAFT.

  G.   PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

        (1)  OPERATOR:  63 SERIES TRACKED VEHICLE REPAIRERS

        (2)  MAINTAINERS:

             UNIT LEVEL:  MOS 31U,  MOS 63J;  MOS 63Y, OR 63E, OR
63D, OR 63N, OR 63T.

             DS LEVEL:  MOS 35E, MOS 44B, MOS 44E, MOS 63G,MOS 63H,
MOS 63J.

             GS LEVEL:  MOS 35H, MOS 44B, MOS 44E, MOS 63G, MOS 63H,
MOS 63J.

   H.  SPECIAL NOTES:  THIS ITEM IS APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN ABOI
.