Trumpeter 1/ 48 DKM U-Boat Type VIIC U-552 - Model Warship Kit
DKM U-Boat Type VIIC U-552
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Item Type: Plastic Model Warship Kit Code: 06801 Barcode: 9580208068015 Material: Plastic Theme: Marine/Navy Submarine Model: DKM U-Boat Type VIIC U-552 Number of parts: 1100+ Length: 1398.3mm Beam: 136.9mm Age: 12+ Includes: Plastic Sprue, Decal Sheet, Photoetched fret Type VIIC U-boat (Unterseeboot) of the German Navy submarine fleet. 568 crafts were launched between 1940 and 1945, starting with the U-69 model. Type VIIC was in operational service early in WW2 near the end of the Battle of the Atlantic, the so-called "First Happy Time" when U-boats inflicted heavy losses against the British Royal Navy and allied shipping. Between January and August 1942, German U-boats struck US Navy & merchant shipping in a phase of WW2 known as the “Second Happy Time” in the Atlantic off the east coast of North America, causing heavy losses. Type VIIC was the most numerous submarine in service when Allied efforts finally defeated the U-boat campaign in late 1943/early 1944. Assembling Details:This Plastic Assembly Kit is an unassembled and unpainted model that needs to be built using tools, plastic cement (glue). |
