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USS Gato SS-212 Fleet Submarine (1944) + OS2U-3 Kingfisher Floatplane

Gato is the name of a class of American diesel-electric fighter submarines (SS) of the Second World War. The first unit of this type was launched in 1940. In total, 77 units of this type were created.

The Gato-class ship was 95 m long, 8.3 m wide, and had a displacement of about 2,400 tons. The maximum underwater speed is approx. 9 knots. The ships of this type had ten 533 mm torpedo tubes - including six bow and four stern. The ship's armament also included single 76 mm, 40 mm and 20 mm cannons.

Specifications

• Scale： 1/200

• Box Size： 560 x210 x50mm

• Case Pack： 12 Pieces Per Master Carton

Unyo (Japanese: Cloud-Ripping Hawk) was a Japanese light aircraft carrier, the keel of which was laid in 1938, launched in October 1939, and commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in May 1942. The length of the ship was 180.4 m, width 22.5 m, and a full displacement of 19,800 tons. The maximum speed of the aircraft carrier Unyo was only around 21 knots, and its main armament consisted of 27 on-board planes.

Originally, the Unyo was a transatlantic liner called Yawata Maru belonging to one of the Japanese shipping lines, which was built at the Mitsbushi shipyards in Nagasaki. At the outbreak of the war with the USA, it was commandeered by the fleet and served as a transport unit, but in the period from November 1941 to May 1942, work was undertaken to convert it into an aircraft carrier. Due to its low maximum speed and a small air group, it can be classified as an escort aircraft carrier. During World War II, Unyo took a very limited part in combat operations. It served primarily as a training unit and often sailed with its sister ships Taiyo and Chuyo. Interestingly, during its service, Unyo withstood two torpedo attacks by American submarines, and only the third attack by the USS Barb in September 1944 led to the sinking of Unyo.

This is an injection-plastic ship model kit.

Model kit of a US Navy heavily armed patrol boat, used in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.

Specifications

• Age:12+

• Number of parts:93

• Length:213 mm

• Width:58 mm

Features

• One-piece hull

• Detailed deck superstructure interior

• Two machine guns

• Display stand

• Authentic decals for PCF-9, PCF-65, PCF-103

Scope of delivery

• Plastic model kit (not assembled)

• Illustrated, multilingual assembly instructions

• Decals

VeryFire's new kit of the USS Wisconsin, the fourth Iowa-class battleship, will be an amazing 77.3cm long when completed! This full-hull kit features an incredible level of detail throughout, with photo-etched and machined metal parts for an even higher finish.

With the design phase beginning in 1939, a full two years before the US entered the Second World War, the Montana class battleships were the largest battleships to have ever been designed and ordered by the US Navy. Upon hearing rumors of the large Yamato-class battleships fielding massive 18 inch guns, the designers of the Montana envisioned a battleship that was larger than the Iowa-class with more firepower and stronger armor. Without having to adhere to restrictions on size due to the Panama canal, the Montana-class grew to a length of 280 meters long over all (921 ft) with a beam of 37 meters (121 ft) and a displacement of 65,000 tons which was 20,000 tons heavier than the Iowa's 45,000 tons. A trade-off of this size and weight increase meant that the Montana class was slower than the Iowa's and other carriers in the fleet.

Five ships of the class were ordered in 1942 and given designations BB-67 through BB-71 with the BB-67 Montana being the first of her class. Sadly no Montana's were ever built or even had their keels laid down. The Montana class was cancelled for good in 1943 when it became quite apparent that the era of battleships was over and the navy needed more aircraft carriers and ships fast enough to escort the carriers. However a part of the Montana class lives on even today, the hull design for the Montana class was later re-used in the Midway-class aircraft carriers. The USS Midway now serves as a museum ship in the beautiful city of San Diego, California.