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T34 Recovery Vehicle ?
muddyfields
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 01:01 AM UTC
Hi
I'm trying to help a guy from my local model club that dosn't have a computor.
He's trying to find any info & pic's of T34's being used a recovery vehicles during WW2.
I'm not having much luck.
Sabot
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Posted: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 01:55 AM UTC
There are a couple of T-34 based tank retriever kits in 1/72 scale by Military Wheels.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 02:57 AM UTC
During the war there appear to have been no purpose built T-34 based recovery vehicles.
Most seem to be just normal tanks with the turret removed.

Mark
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Posted: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 04:37 AM UTC
there is the VT-34 which is a recovery vehicle with a spade and a huge winch, but this one is post WW2.....
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Posted: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 05:29 AM UTC
Did you see this recent thread ?
http://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/152267&page=1

Frenchy
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2010 - 04:03 AM UTC
hi
Thanks for the info will pass it on to my friend. I'll have to get him to invest in a computer.
Thanks again
Galwitz
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2010 - 04:44 AM UTC
From Henk of Holland site:


From Wikipedia (battle of Kursk):


Budapest, 1956:


Hope it helps a bit...

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