Scammell Pioneer SV1S Heavy Breakdown Tractor

Scammell Pioneer SV1S Heavy Salvage Tractor Build Model, IBG72079
The kit includes:
Flyers with details
photo-etching
decal
step-by-step collection instructions
model painting scheme

The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6x4 tractor used during World War II as a recovery vehicle, artillery tractor and tank transporter. All Pioneer models in the British Army were equipped with a 102 hp Gardner 6-cylinder diesel engine, rear wheel drive and an electric winch. Introduced in 1935, the R100 version of the heavy artillery tractor was used during World War II to tow medium and heavy artillery. Until the end of the war, 980 Pioneer R100s were produced. Since 1936, the British Army began receiving 43 Pioneers SV1S heavy recovery vehicles. Many of these SV1S and P100 vehicles were lost in France in June 1940, destroyed by retreating troops or captured by the Germans. The SV2C version had a modernized crane with a higher lifting height and was introduced in 1938. A total of 1975 SV2S were b