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Scharnhorst Battleship

By: I Will NEVER Grow Up Games

Type: Miniatures Pack

Product Line: Board Game Minis, World War II - Germany (I Will NEVER Grow Up Games)

5 figures

Last Stocked on 8/29/2024

Product Info

Title
Scharnhorst Battleship
Publish Year
2021
Dimensions
2x3x.5"
NKG Part #
2147868753
MFG. Part #
IWN3114
Type
Miniatures Pack

Description

Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine. She was the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau. The ship was built at the Kriegsmarinewerft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down on 15 June 1935 and launched a year and four months later on 3 October 1936. Completed in January 1939, the ship was armed with a main battery of nine 28 cm (11 in) C/34 guns in three triple turrets. Plans to replace these weapons with six 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 guns in twin turrets were never carried out.

Scharnhorst and Gneisenau operated together for much of the early portion of World War II, including sorties into the Atlantic to raid British merchant shipping. During her first operation, Scharnhorst sank the auxiliary cruiser HMS Rawalpindi in a short engagement (November 1939). Scharnhorst and Gneisenau participated in Operation Weserübung (April–June 1940), the German invasion of Norway. During operations off Norway, the two ships engaged the battlecruiser HMS Renown and sank the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious as well as her escort destroyers Acasta and Ardent. In that engagement Scharnhorst achieved one of the longest-range naval gunfire hits in history.

A 3D Printed Board Game Miniature Piece for a variety of board games, such as;

  • Battle of France 1940
  • Axis and Allies

    Approximate Dimensions: 7 mm wide x 63 mm long x 9 mm height

    Approximate Weight: 1 gram

    Color: Dark Gray

    Miniatures are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.