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TYP S-38 Schnellboot w/Bofors

By: Italeri

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Model Kits - Ships (1/35) (Italeri)

MSRP old price: $334.99


Product Info

Title
TYP S-38 Schnellboot w/Bofors
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2017
Dimensions
39.25x13.5x5.5"
NKG Part #
2147932655
MFG. Part #
ITA5620
Type
Scale Model

Description

Between the two World Wars, several Military Navy launched programs dedicated to developing fast crafts able to perform patrol and attack duties. New engines and technological solutions were able to guarantee, compared to the First World War torpedo boats, improved performance and better operation efficiency. The German Kriegsmarine developed the famous fast attack craft S-Class during the 1930's. Among the most famous Schnellboot we can point out the S-38 version. Produced in 100 units, it had a length of 35 meters and a displacement, full load, of over 100 tons. Thanks to its 12 cylinders Daimler Benz engines the S-38 was able to reach a speed of 39.5 knots. Armed with two 533 mm. torpedo tubes, it adopted several types of defensive guns. Some of S-38 used the very appreciate 40 mm. Bofors gun. Captured by Germans during the first years of the War, it proved to be a very effective and powerful naval weapon, ever more appreciated than the German ones. On the S-38 reliable tech base, the S-100 was developed some years later.

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