„Alket“ – the German trawl attack device - prototype

Surviving to this day, the only German-made trawl attack device was perhaps one of the strangest designs of armored vehicles of World War II. According to the surviving documentation, it is not even possible to determine the exact date of production - around 1941-1943. The machine was made to participate in a competition, in which a minefield destruction tool, suitable for serial production, had to be selected. It was jointly designed by "Alket" and "Daimler-Benz" companies. Its crew consisted of two members - a driver and a gunner, who was also the commander of the machine. The gun turret (two MG 34 machine guns) is borrowed from the Panzer I tank. Mines are destroyed by crushing them with massive wheels of complex construction - rollers. The results of the tests are unknown, but should not have been positive, since serial production has not started.

A well-designed model of a strange "creature" of medium difficulty, perfect for a modeler of any experience. Even an advanced beginner can glue it on his own.