Specialized Logistics & Salvage Vehicle

Manufacturer: Kelvros Manufacturing
Class: Recovery / salvage / support
Role: Battlefield Recovery & Salvage

SLV-20 Specialized Logistics and Salvage Vehicle operating in a field recovery zone — Technical archive // SLV-20 master visual record

Field Procurement Archive

Tactical Notes

Where the Recast economy starts. Every Parenco rebuild, every scavenged mech limb, every wreck worth stripping gets to the workshop because an SLV-20 crew dragged it there. Slower and heavier than the LUT-10, built around a crane and a winch instead of raw speed. Crews that run these long enough develop an eye for what's salvageable and what's scrap — a skill nobody teaches, only battlefield time does.

Engineering / In-universe Specification

Systems Overview

Manufacturer: Kelvros Manufacturing
Series: Fieldworks Line
Class: Recovery / salvage / support
Recovery Class: 20 t
Configuration: 8×8, four axles
Length / Width / Height: 9.85 m / 2.95 m / 2.95 m
Curb Mass: ~19.8 t
GVW: ~27.0 t
Mission-load Margin: Up to ~7.2 t to GVW, including tools, spares and mission modules; not a 20 t cargo bed
Engine: Ignol-2, ~550 kW
Fuel Consumption: ~140 L/100km road
~200 L/100km offroad
Max. Speed: ~80 km/h road
~45 km/h offroad
Range: ~580 km
Crew: 3 — driver, recovery operator, technician
Protection: Armored crew cell with NBC filtration; approximately Tier-I-equivalent support-vehicle protection
Weapon Provision: None standard
Recovery Equipment: Integrated hydraulic crane; up to 20 t close-in when stabilized, approximately 12 t at normal working radius; heavy winches rated at approximately 20 t continuous; towing and anchoring interfaces
Mission Equipment: Modular tool/power bays, onboard generation/distribution, diagnostics and field-maintenance access
Salvage Trailer: HDF T-20A Heavy Cargo Trailer — separate 20 t modular logistics unit; ~8.2 t tare / ~28.2 t loaded, three all-wheel axles
Trailer Dimensions: 10.2 m deck / 12.45 m total × 2.95 m wide; 0.98 m deck height unloaded / 1.25 m loaded
Trailer Mobility: Active hydraulic suspension, 1,600 mm run-flat tires, 60 km/h max. tow speed, 60% max. gradeability, −40°C to +55°C operating range
Trailer Systems: Electro-hydraulic braking, 32 recessed cargo locks/tie-downs, integrated rear ramp, automated pintle tow interface and integrated power/data bus

SLV-20 parked in a field recovery yard — Field Archive // SLV-20Recovery yard asset

Engineering Assessment

Field Notes

Built Around Recovery, Not Cargo.

Unlike the LUT-10, the SLV-20 carries its crane, winches, power systems, tools and mission equipment on the chassis. Its 20 designation describes the rated recovery/support class, not an onboard cargo bed; heavy recovered loads move on a separate dedicated trailer or carrier.

The Recast Pipeline.

Every Parenco-rebuilt mech in the Settlement started its second life on the back of a truck like this one. Kelvros never advertises the connection, but it's an open secret that SLV-20 crews and Parenco procurement officers know each other by name.

Game Data // Tactical Unit Record

Tactical Unit Data

Tabletop movement values remain undefined in the current technical source.

Tonnage: ~19.8 t empty / ~27.0 t GVW
Ignol Tier: Ignol-2
Role: Battlefield Recovery & Salvage
Armor: Approximately Tier-I-equivalent crew-cell protection
Primary Weapons: None
Secondary Weapons: None standard
Special Equipment: 20 t recovery-class crane/winch system, towing interfaces, tool/power bays; separate T-20A 20 t heavy cargo trailer
Notes: No offensive loadout by design — dedicated recovery and salvage support

SLV-20 moving recovered mech components away from a salvage site — Operational Record // SLV-20Recovery transport

Field Procurement Archive

Estimated Value

Base Cost: 200,000 Zets
Manufacturer Tier: Kelvros ◈◈ // × 1.00
Recovery Package: Crane, winch // × 1.30
List Price: ~260,000 Zets
Price Band: 240,000–280,000 Zets