RECOVERY TANK VT-72

The recovery tank VT-72B is a special tracked armored vehicle built on chassis of the T-72 tank. This recovery tank is mainly used: ■ rescuing stuck, overturned, overturned and drowned vehicles, ■ towing crashed or damaged equipment in various terrains, ■ carrying out the necessary landscaping in connection with recovery, ■ provision of technical assistance to crews of damaged vehicles, ■ technical, radiation and partially chemical and engineering research, ■ security of rescue teams when crossing watercourses. Main parts: ■ chassis and drive system, ■ body with superstructure and purpose-built special equipment (main and auxiliary winch, crane, loading platform, blade, welding equipment), ■ special equipment (thermal fumigation equipment, equipment to protect against effects weapons of mass destruction, fire fighting equipment, a set for driving a tank under water) Main winch: - traction force: max. 300 kN - working length of rope: 200 m - rope diameter: 29.5 mm - max. traction force over one pulley: 600 kN - max. pulling force over two pulleys: 900 kN Auxiliary winch: - traction force: 10 kN - rope diameter: 6.3 mm - working length of rope: 400 m Crane: - load capacity: max. 19,000 kg, 18,000 kg with clear unloading (from the contour of the vehicle) of 1.9 m and a maximum height of the hook above the ground of 5.5 m - maximum unloading: 7.6 m - maximum unloading from the axis of rotation: 2.24 m Bulldozer blade: - working width: 3,360 mm - recess: 300 mm - performance in clay terrain: 126 m3/h Cargo platform: - load capacity: 4,000 kg - dimensions: 1.4 m x 2.0 m Welding equipment: - welding current: 300 A