Sherpa GIGN assault
MF48551KGIGN

Dimensions: 14.5 x 5.5 8 cm

The kit contains:

You can also contact us to have this model assembled and painted with the camouflage of your choice.

It was first seen during the assault given by the GIGN on January 7 in Dammartin-en-Goële against the Kouachi brothers who perpetrated the attack against Charlie Hebdo. Manufactured by Renault Trucks Defense, the Sherpa Light is a tactical and light armored 4x4 vehicle with capabilities far superior to the SWATEC Chevrolet. For the assaults in height (planes, stages), the GIGN had so far American vehicles Chevrolet Swatec surmounted by a hydraulic system. 

Aging rapidly, the GIGN has developed a very strong technical collaboration with Renault Trucks Defense to offer a new machine ... Indeed the GIGN has specific needs, including this assault ladder HARAS (Height Adjustable Rescue Assault System). The hydraulic system can support a load of 1.5 tons; the platform can accommodate ten operators and carry them up to a height of 8.65 m. That is to say, to the access doors of the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 ... Renault Trucks, a subsidiary of the Volvo group, has sold about fifteen vehicles, in Qatar, Singapore and two American countries. south whose names remain secret. Kuwait would have taken an option for a large number of gears.