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. . 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 .