I Love Kit 1/35 British HMS X-Craft Submarine Plastic Model Kit [63504]

X-Craft was a Midget Submarine developed by the British Royal Navy for Special Warfare.

The submarine with a 4 men crew, was 15.62 m long with a maximum diameter of 1.75 m and a displacement of 30 tons.

It was powered by a 42 hp diesel engine for surface sailing and a 30 hp electrical power engine for submerged propulsion.

The boat had 4 watertight compartments and had removable high explosive packs mounted on both sides of the hull.

On September 20, 1943, six X-Craft submarines were used in an attack on German warships in the port in Norway.

Only 2 X-Craft succeed in detonating their loads and inflicted enough damage to German battleship “Tirpitz” and kept her out of commission until April, 1944.

Item No 63504 Item Name British HMS X-Craft Submarine Bar Code 890781635047 Scale 1:35 Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit Model Brief Length: 448.5mm   Beam:77.2  mm Total Parts 130+ Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts 1 pc Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 5 sprues Released Date 2015-01 More Features The kit consists of  over 130 parts , includes 10  Photo etched parts - contains display stand and name plate

Key Specifications

• Scale: 1:35

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