But what makes the M18 Hellcat one of the best tank destroyers of World War II is that it had the highest kill-loss ratio of any armored vehicle in the U.S. inventory. It claimed 526 kills ...

The M88 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility ... of a full-tracked armored vehicle that weighs 70 tons, designed to help out every type of main battle tank when they need it.

the Churchill tanks were modified for a variety of specialized purposes, from troop and gun carriers to various sapper duties such as mine-clearing, bridge-laying, and vehicle recovery.

plus armored recovery vehicles able to pull a 70-ton tank off the battlefield under fire, and other specialized gear. During WWII German tank commanders would keep firing at a Russian tank until ...

heavier Abram tanks, effectively bridging the single-vehicle recovery gap. Currently, the operational M88A2 cannot perform single-vehicle recovery operations for the modern Abrams tank.