British Sherman ARV

An ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle) is a vehicle used to recover battle damaged or broken down vehicles during combat in order to complete more extensive repairs behind the frontlines and the British converted an American M4A4 Sherman (Sherman V) chassis to do the job. It was fitted with a dummy fixed turret and dummy gun in an attempt to make it indistinguishable on the battlefield, and both front and rear jibs could be fitted to the vehicle for recovery purposes to assist in the winching process in addition to an earth spade which provided extra traction when the winch was used for pulling. The jibs aided the winch which was capable of pulling 25 tons and were dismantled for travelling purposes. contents: this blister pack contains 1x British Sherman ARV