Defence EXhibition IDET 2011 Tatra presents the 8x8 HMHD High Mobility Duty Recovery truck 1205115.

The vehicle capability and payload enabling to recover heavy armoured vehicles and it is capable of towing most types of current and future wheeled vehicle systems and their variants. The vehicle is able to overturn crashed vehicles, perform slope recovery and make an access to unapproachable places.

The Tatra HMHD can be also engaged into a high mobility recovery trailer for evacuation of completely immobilized vehicles. Rear lifting fork is controlled either from a fixed control panel or by the wireless remote control. The recovery vehicle is able to tow vehicles, with front axle load up to 14,000 kg.

The Tatra 8x8 HMHD recovery vehicle is equipped by 44 tm Hiab crane with a remote control. The crane operator can be positioned at the best possible location when operating the crane. The crane provides the most advanced control system on the truck-crane market today, delivering unrivalled speed, precision and safety, which maximize productivity by ensuring super-smooth operation in an instant.

The Tatra 8x8 HMHD recovery vehicle is equipped with two main winches with constant pull 24t, 100 m rope, and 2-ton additional winch with 220 m rope. Front dozer blade is removable and it can be used for engineering works like digging of tranches, making roads and removing obstacles or barriers.

The Tatra 8x8 HMHD recovery truck is equipped with an armoured cab, which provides a protection Level 2/2b STANAG 4569 and ballistic add-on armour and anti-mined floor.