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S-100 Schnellboot & Flak Gun Ship Models
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Revell
Schnellboot & Flak 38 over 20"
long Great Detail.
PT126 -- $Gone
Due to the absolute superiority of the
Allied materiel at sea and in the air, from 1944 onwards warfare at sea became
ever more difficult. The areas patrolled by the high-speed motor torpedo boats,
the English Channel and also the Baltic, were subject to ever more frequent air
attacks by a numerically superior enemy who specifically hunted high-speed
torpedo boats. Consequently the efforts of the crews were primarily concentrated
on higher fire power and speed as well as more effective air defense, that was
considerably improved by the feared
four-barreled Flak C38 anti-aircraft gun. At
the beginning of the war the Friedrich Lürssen/Vegesack shipyards developed this
fast, type of seaworthy torpedo boat that maintained its performance even in
heavy seas, had brilliant maneuverability and continued to be built until the
end of the war without major modifications. These torpedo boats, also known as
S-Boote, generally proved their worth on escort and protection duties,
minefield reconnaissance patrols and above all in combating surface units and
enemy submarines. They operated chiefly off the Dutch and French coasts, the
English coast and the Channel and also the North Sea and the Baltic and were
also used in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The final version was the Type
S-100 that was produced after 1943 and can be regarded