EXHIBIT #23

M578 ARMORED WRECKER/RECOVERY VEHICLE USA

In the mid 1940s, the Army began work on a medium-weight tracked vehicle. The M578 was one of the models developed in this process, and was fielded in 1970s. The M578 uses the same chassis the M110 howitzer uses. It was used on the battlefield to recover disabled tanks and other vehicles. The wrecker could climb a 60% grade, ford 42 inches of water, go over a 3.5 foot obstacle, and cross an 8-foot wide ditch. It was air-transportable, and was routinely used by maintenance units for power pack replacement, and by artillery units to change gun tubes.

DATA

Length: 20 ft, 10 in.

Width: 10 ft, 4 in.

Height: 9 ft, 5 in. at the cupola

Weight: 54,000 lbs fully loaded

Crew: 3

Power: Detroit Diesel Model 8V71T, 2 stroke cycle, 564 cubic inch, turbocharged developing 425 hp at 2,300 rpm; Allison cross-drive transmission

Armament: one 50-cal machine gun on the crane cab roof