Article number: 510005620
Product: 1:35 Schnellboot Typ S-38 /4.0cm Flak 28
PHOTO ETCHED PARTS
FULLY UPGRADED MOULD
More than 600 highly detailed parts
Length of the model 99,9 cm
Between the two World Wars, several Military Navy launched programs
dedicated to develop 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 performances and
better operation efficency. The German Kriegsmarine developed the famous
fast attack craft S-Class during the 1930’s. Among the most famous
Schnellboote we can point out the S-38 version. Produced in 100 units,
it had a lenght 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
appreciated 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, even more appreciated than the German ones. On the S-38 reliable tech base, the S-100 was developed some years later.
Between the two World Wars, several Military Navy launched programs
dedicated to develop 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 performances and
better operation efficency. The German Kriegsmarine developed the famous
fast attack craft S-Class during the 1930’s. Among the most famous
Schnellboote we can point out the S-38 version. Produced in 100 units,
it had a lenght 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
appreciated 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, even more appreciated than the German ones. On the S-38 reliable tech base, the S-100 was developed some years later.
Detailed Plastic Kit of model
Schnellboot Typ S-38 mit 4.0cm Flak 28 (Bofors)
in scale 1:35
