S.L.C. 200 "Maiale", 1/35 - 5605
The Siluro a Lenta Corsa (Slow Moving Torpedo), better known as the "Maiale" (Pig),
was first developed in 1935 by Captains G.N. Toschi and Tesei; the idea was to
place the weapon system, with a crew of two men, beneath the hull of an enemy ship at
anchor, and to attach a large delayed explosive charge to a cable between
the anti-roll bilge keels. During the Second World War, the SLC damaged
and sank 16 vessles in daring and spectacular raids, including the sinking of the two English
battleships, Valiant and Queen Elizabeth, for a total gross tonnage shipping of approximately 200,000 tons.
"The closest that allied war correspondents came to describing any Europeans as 'suicide warriors'
was the description of the the Italian underwater chariot raiders ...", WWII Nation
by Nation, J. Lee Ready.
Markings for one Siluro a Lenta Corsa + color instruction manual. Includes photo etch parts.
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CANADA US
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1/35
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$22.99
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1/35
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$22.99
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M.T.M. "Barchino", 1/35 - 5604
The Barchino was a modified speedboat that was used effectively in the Mediterranean between 1940 and 1942.
The first craft appeared in 1936 and the use of these weapons envisaged
that the Barchino would approach near to an enemy
fleet; the pilot would then attack a specified target at maximum speed in a collision
course with the target,
ejecting the pilot at approxmately one hundred meters before impact. Craft of this kind
were used successfully by the famous WWII Italian Special forces unit, Decima X MAS
in operations against the British navy at Suda (Crete) and at Malta.
Markings for one M.T.M. Barchino + color instruction manual. Includes photo etch parts.
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