Takom 1/35 Takom Stratenwerth 16t Strabokran Heavy Crane 1944-45 Production & V2 Vidalwagon RocketDescription At the outset of WWII, German armored units were equipped with mostly light and medium tanks, accompanied by repair echelons consisting of gantry cranes with lifting capacities of up to 6 tons. However, after facing heavier Soviet tanks on the eastern front, the Wehrmacht began suffering heavy losses and soon realized the need for more heavily armored tanks to fight on the rapidly evolving battlefield. This led to the development of the