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I like having the chain as it is stronger then the cable and it can go around rocks and such without getting damaged. I have used the winch with the engine off just to see. I never let it go till the batteries ran out of charge though. Basically with my two batteries at full charge I could get...

I have four 25ft lengths of 3/8" Grade 70 chain I keep in a bucket. Each length has it's own hooks installed so I get gang them together for another 100ft if needed. I also have three snatch blocks so I can get down and dirty. I suppose I should also carry some 100ft of cable with ends on too...

That's exactly the whole point ! When your engine is not running you have "nothing" working except the electric winch using those large batteries. I'd rather have the option of getting unstuck using a battery then "no" option without the engine running. That's another reason the military went...

You don't have hydraulics either without the engine running. So electric is the only one working on batteries alone. I love my WARN 18,000 winch. I have three snatch blocks and plenty of chain, so if I ever get stuck I can get myself out. The Marines taught me to get my M60 tank out of a mud pit...

If I had the money, that is the system I would have !

That is not military. Someone got creative with a winch and added that pulley and belt system to it. That looks like a "Tulsa" winch. I almost went with one before I found the military 24 volt WARN winch.