U.S. Navy Landing Ship Medium (Early) - 1/144 CÓDIGO: REV 05123 Kit para montar de plastimodelismo - U.S. Navy Landing Ship Medium (Early) - 1/144 Escala: 1/144 Comprimento: 443 mm Largura/envergadura: Número de peças: 428 Requer cola e tinta - Molde novo - Réplica da primeira versão do barco - 6 canhões de 20mm Oerlikon - 6 botes salva-vidas - 3 tanques M4 Sherman - 3 carros M8 Greyhound - 3 caminhões CCKW 353 - Display para exposição Opções de decalques: - Landing Ship Medium USS LSM-14, Pacific, 1944 - Landing Ship Medium USS LSM-133, Pacific, 1944 - Landing Ship Medium USS LSM-201, Pacific, 1945 - Landing Ship Medium USS LSM-210, Pacific, 1945 Sobre o original: Landing Ships of the LSM-Class (Landing Ship Medium) were used from the middle of 1944 by the U.S. Navy in the fight against Japan in the Pacific. Totalling more than 550 ships they were the main component of the amphibious forces for landing troops and vehicles on enemy beaches. The loading capacity of a LSM roughly corresponded to a mechanized platoon. The steel hull had nine watertight bulkheads. With an anchor located at the stern, the ships could withdraw from the beach without assistance. Armour plating protected the superstructures against small arms fire. The early LSM were mostly equipped with six 20-mm Oerlikon guns for self defence. The open-top cargo area encompassed almost the entire length of the ship and was at maximum 7.9 m (26 ft) wide. By the end of the war, nine ships were lost mainly due to kamikaze attacks. After the end of World War 2 some ships went into service with allies armed forces. In 1958 NATO partners Germany received three LSM and two LSM(R). Faixa etária: 14 anos e acima Imagens e fotos meramente ilustrativas. Aparência e características do produto dependem de como ele é montado ou utilizado pelo usuário.