Recovery Mechanics are highly skilled drivers and recovery equipment operators, specialising in recovering tracked and wheeled vehicles back to a location where they can be repaired. They apply elementary mechanics to estimate the pull required to recover ditched, bogged or overturned vehicles and use block and tackle layouts and cranes to effect their recovery. Recovery Mechanics are taught advanced skills such as map reading, first aid, rope splicing, vehicle fault finding and repair and the setting of explosives and mines to cut tracks or deny a vehicle to the enemy.