Tamiya 1/35 18t Half-Track Famo w/Trailer WWII #35246  [35246]

German 18 Ton Heavy Half-Track Famo and Tank Transporter Sd.Ah.116As World War II progressed, the vehicles used on the battlefields became bigger and larger. When these mammoth devices broke down or became damaged, the duty of bringing them back from front lines had not been a straightforward one. This need had been especially sensed by the German Wehrmacht, who have been fighting on an array of battlegrounds: from scorching desert of N. Africa towards the railroad lacking plains of Russia. Bringing damaged cars right back from all of these difficult conditions was indispensable to replenishing fighting energy towards army. The German 18 Ton Heavy Half-Track "FAMO" and Tank Transporter Sd.Ah.116 was one of many cars that contributed to the task. Including all variants, over 2500 18ton half-tracks were created by the finish of WWII. Among the major kinds had been the tank recovery half-track, that has been a mighty towing automobile equipped with two rows of seats and a flatbed in right back the storage of gear like a draw-bar and spare wire rope. Tool storage space compartments were entirely on all the external edges associated with the flatbed. In addition, the lower of a vehicle had been equipped with a winch. Its powerplant was a Maybach HL 108 12-cylinder engine, which create 270hp. Tank transporting was carried out by either direct towing with a draw bar, or by loading the tank atop a massive trailer. Formally known as "Sd.Ah.116", the sort 116 Trailer associated with the 18ton hefty half track, which permitted the transportation of 22-23 ton course tanks including the Pz.Kpfw.III, Pz.Kpfw.IV and other hefty artillery.

Just how Tanks Were Loaded The trailer associated with the Tank Transporter Sd.Ah.116 was suspended between two bogies, the trunk which was equipped with a different steering device. This model offers a fantastic understanding of the construction and operation of German's giant beast-of-burden.

In regards to the Model

• Following the impressive first of FAMO kit, Tamiya started to get many demands for variations. One of the several types of FAMO appearing during WWII, the most frequently required was the Sd.Ah.116 trailer-towing variation.
• Extending over 640mm, Tamiya's new beast-of-burden is 50mm longer than the Dragon Wagon and it is the longest kit in MM series.
• The massive trailer device comprises of both front while the back wheeled pieces on either ends of this long platform piece.
• Real plastic tires for heightened realism.
• This kit features sufficient metal and metal plated components for various accessory pieces such as a chain for fixing the tank in tow toward platform.
• This kit brings back the eight numbers of four poses included in the original "FAMO" kit, plus four new numbers of three poses acting down a tank loading scene at the rear of the trailer.

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