Trumpeter 01079 1/35 KET-T Recovery Vehicle based on MAZ-537 Heavy Truck Scale Plastic Model Kit

The KET-T is a heavy recovery vehicle based on the MAZ-537 8x8 heavy high-mobility vehicle, fitted with special recovery equipment. It entered service with the Soviet Army in the 1960s. Despite its age, the KET-T is still in service with Russia and possibly some other countries.

The main role of the KET-T is to recover various damaged, overturned, swamped, or stuck 8x8 military vehicles. The KET-T also provides maintenance service and tows vehicles to maintenance units.

This heavy recovery vehicle is fitted with a 15-tonne capacity recovery winch with 100 m of cable. With the help of pulley blocks, traction force is increased to 46 tonnes. Maximum traction force is up to 80 tonnes. The recovery winch is mounted on a special frame, which is also used to lift disabled vehicles onto a special towing bar. Two jacks stabilise the vehicle during recovery operations. A recovery frame can also be used to lift various loads with a maximum weight of 1.5 tonnes. The vehicle also has a welding outfit for welding and cutting works.