BDAR Vehicle Recovery Flashcards
“Review the Battle Damage Report”
How do you determine if the vehicle can be recovered and repaired, or if it should be abandoned or destroyed?
- The decision will be determined by the commander based on the current situation.
- The BDA report sent by the convoy commander
- The unit mission
- the type of vehicle
- availablility of recovery and maintenance assets
- current location of damaged vehicle
“Review the Battle Damage Report”
If the vehicle must be abandoned or destroyed, request permission to take what appropriate action?
- sensitive items will need to be removed from the vehicle
- ammunition will need to be removed from the vehicle
“Review the Battle Damage Report”
If vehicle is to be destroyed what are the appropriate methods that will need to be employed
- demolition charges
- shoulder or tube launched anti-armor or aerial delivered rockets
- aircraft delivered munitions
“forward the BDA report to higher headquarters”
The BDA report must include what following information as a minimum?
- vehicle type and damage
- using 8 MGRS
- unit call sign and frequency
- recognition signals
- security at location
what does BDAR stand for?
Battle Damage Assessment and Repair
“determine Requirements for vehicle Recovery”
Define BDAR (what does it mean)
BDAR-Emergency expedient repairs to return the system to a full or partial mission capable status.
“determine requirements for vehicle recovery”
True/false: If damaged vehicle can be repaired using battlefield damage assessment and repair (BDAR) they should begin as soon as possible.
True
“determine requirments for vehicle recovery”
True/False: BDAR techniques are not meant to replace standard maintenance procedure.
True
“determine requirements for vehicle recovery”
True/False: BDAR will only be used at the direction of the private or highest ranking person on the ground
False: BDAR will only be used at the direction of the Commander or highest ranking person on the ground
“determine requirements for vehicle recovery”
True/False: All BDAR fixes will be repaired by standard maintenance procedures ASAP.
True: all BDAR fixes will be repaired by standard maintenance procedures ASAP
“determine requirements for vehicle recovery”
Determine if the vehicle can be moved using organic assets
- all battalion sized and above elements have the appropriate recovery assets for organic vehicles
- additional recovery assets may be required if a unit of a different type is attached
- select recovery equipment and personnel in accordance with the mission and capability
- during the BDA assessment this information will be derived from the report
- additional information may be requested by the recovering unit to determine the best course of action
“determine requirements for vehicle recovery”
The three most common recovery vehicles are:
- M1089 FMTV Wrecker
- M88A2Hercules
- M1070 HET
“determine requirements for vehicle recovery:
Describe the M1089 FMTV wrecker
- Lift and Tow provides from or rear recovery from the vehicles operator station or remote control
- 11000 loads of most of all wheeled military vehicles
- Main recovery winch is 2x30,000 pounds line pull capacity
“determine requirements for vehicle recovery:
Describe the M88A2 Heavy recovery vehicle Hercules
- is used to tow all military tracked vehicles and is also used to recover STRYKERs and MRAPs
- Provides a main winching capability with 100 meters of usable cable with a 70-ton pull force
- 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 a vehicle
“determine requirements for vehicle recovery”
describe the M1070 HET
- transports tanks and other heavy tracked and wheeled vehicles to and from the battlefield using the M1070 and M1000 semi-trailer
- has 4 types of winches: Automatic Internal Brake/Double Reduction Planetary Gears/ Self -contained hydraulics/ two speed hydraulic gear motors
- Capacity: 2 winches, 55,000lb each
cable: 1” diameter 170’
Capacity: 3000 lb
Cable: .25” diameter, 300’
