Italeri 1/35 S-100 Schnellboot Torpedo Boat # 5603

Name: Italeri 1/35 S-100 Schnellboot Torpedo Boat # 5603
Brand: Italeri
SKU: ITL5603
Price: 161.49 GBP
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SKU

ITL5603

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Plastic Model Kit

EAN

8001283056038

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Among the various stipulations of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 was a severe limitation of German naval construction.

Small craft were not covered by these stipulations and resulted in the development of motor torpedo boats starting in the late 1920s.

The design was based on a civil yacht which was, however, modified to be able to transport two torpedoes: the S-1.

The evolution of the design continued until it reached, in its most advanced models, 35 meters in length weighing in at 100 metric tons.

Even room for secondary armaments was progressively increased.

The construction was composite, with aluminium beams and wooden planking.

The characteristic ironclad deckhouse appeared with the S-100 model and was a necessary response to increased Allied air superiority and to the intensified low flying air attacks being flown.

The boats were primarily used to attack allied ships in the coastal areas of the British Isles, but were also used for operations in the Mediterranean and Black seas, usually under cover of dark.

Starting in 1943, after great part of the Kriegsmarine had been either destroyed or immobilised, these motor torpedo boats were among the few vessels still in the water and able to perform military operations, exposing them to a progressively increasing number of battles and the consequent grave losses.

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SKU	ITL5603
Manufacturer	Italeri
Scale	1/35
EAN	8001283056038
Feefo Rating	a:3:{s:6:"rating";d:5;s:10:"vendor_ref";s:7:"ITL5603";s:12:"review_count";i:2;}
Short Description	S-100 Torpedo Boat