M32 RECOVERY VEHICLE

Italeri 1/35. TILAUSTUOTE. Toimitus 1-3vk.

M32B1 ARV

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The Armored Recovery Vehicles (ARV), were introduced during the Second
World War. They were built on the hulls of existing armored vehicles, removing
the main armament and the turret and installing of specific equipment for the
recovery or repair of armoured fighting vehicles damaged in battle. The
American M-32 ARV was based on the chassis of the well-known Sherman A-4 medium
tank and it was used by U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations during
the Second World War. It  was characterized by the superstructure that
permitted to lift and to trail the damaged tanks. Furthermore on M-32 a wide
set of repairing tools and spare parts were loaded on board emphasizing its
role of real “mobile armoured workshop” capable of operating on the front line.
The M-32 was even able to perform complex operation as the replacing of the
tank engine. The M-32, after the end of WWII, served in the U.S. Army during
the Korean War and it was used by many Countries until the ‘90s. 

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