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DER STRABOKRAN: GERMAN GENTRY CRANE 1942-45

15t and 16t Gantry Crane Variants Used in Tiger, Panther, Elefant and V2-Rocket Units

Autore: Volker Ruff

Codice: 355C004

€ 45,00

La storia, le modifiche e l’impiego della gru a ponte impiegate per l’installazione e rimozione delle torrette sui mezzi corazzati tedeschi durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Sequenze fotografiche d’epoca illustrano le gru in azione mentre assemblavano e/o smontavano le torrette da Tiger, Panther, Elefant ecc. Vengono esaminati, anche attraverso dettagliati disegni al tratto in scala 1/35, i vari tipi di Strabokran impiegati. 

The road gantry cranes were an indispensable tool for maintaining the new Tiger and Panther heavy tanks and Elefant tank hunter near to the front line. An exceptional use for the gantry crane was from 1944 onward with the Division z.V. for loading and unloading of delivered A4 (V2) rockets onto the 'Vidalwagen' or 'Meillerwagen' launching trailers. For the first time this fascinating gantry crane’s development history is documented, with patent applications, as well as its use in action with the Panzer-Werkstattkompanien, engineering units and Division z.V., based on original documents and a lot of pictures. Seen for the first time is a complete series showing the removal and replacement of a Panzer turret and other usage. By drawings and close-up pictures a comparison of 15t and 16t Strabokran shows the differences of both gantry crane types. Also included for modellers a detailed set of drawings of all Strabokran variants in 1/35 scale. 256 pages, more than 240 images, contemporary and close-up pictures of survivors, mostly printed in large format, tables, patents, K.St.N., and scale drawings.
Lingua

BILLINGUE: TEDESCO-INGLESE

Illustrazioni

240 foto in bianco e nero, disegni al tratto in scala

Pagine

256

Rilegato

SI

ISBN
9783000340024