Drums and Crates 2427 1/72 German Tank Recovery Equipment Set

1/72 scale kit set 3D printed in resin, printed in high quality. Requires assembly and painting.
This set represents the tank recovery system most used by the Wehrmacht in WW2. The set includes all necessary vehicles:
- SdAh 116 trailer
- SdKfz 9 FAME
- PzKpfw IV Ausf-G

SdAh 116 Trailer
The SdAh 116 was specifically designed as an efficient system for the recovery and transport of tanks from the battlefield to repair shops.
For an easy and fast tank loading operation, the rear part (which was self-propelled), was detached and allowed a quick loading of the tank onto the platform. Once the tank had been loaded, the rear part reattached and raised the loading platform.

SdKfz 9 FAME
The Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18 t or SdKfz 9, also known as FAMO was the heaviest half-track vehicle used by the Wehrmacht. It was originally designed as a heavy artillery tractor, but was put to many other uses during WW2.
Its design was initiated in 1936 by the company Fahrzeug und Motoren-Werke GmbH on the basis of designs from the Department of Military Automobiles (Waffenprufamte 6) of 1933. After several prototypes, the final development went into series production in 1939.
It was powered by a Maybach HL 98 V12 petrol engine delivering 200 hp.
It was used on all war fronts in a wide range of applications.

PzKpfw IV Ausf-G
The PzKpfw IV, short for Panzerkampfwagen IV (Armoured Fighting Vehicle Model IV) was the most widely used tank by the Germans in WW2 (approx. 8,800 units). It was originally designed as an infantry support tank but evolved as an armoured fighting tank. It was used in all theatres of operations from Russia to the North African desert.
The kit represents the G version (Ausf G) which was built between 1942 and 1943 and was fitted in some areas with 30mm armour.