U-BOOT TYPE VII C41 1144

Revell plastic model kit – Starting mid-1943, 91 u-boots Type VII C/41 have been launched. By then, the conditions of the battle had totally changed. The \”wolfpack tactic\” achieved then seldom positive results against better protected convoys, especially with the introduction of air umbrellas. With the aim of a better defence when surfaced, the Type VII C/41 u-boots were fitted with a modified, larger bridge called \”large wintergarten (winter garden)\” armed with two 20 mm flakzwillings and one automatic 37 mm M42U flakkanone, which are reproduced with precision in the kit. A swivelling snorkel mast (also swivelling in the kit) for fresh air and fume exhaust, and four pressure boxes with 5-man floats were additional typical of these boats. The use of better steel sheets allowed the maximum depth to reach 250 metres. Scale: 1:144 Parts: 107 Length: 467 mm Model details: Detailed conning tower Detailed deck planking Swivelling snorkel mast Detailed flakzwillings Detailed 37 mm flak gun 4 pressure boxes Detailed hull Flood slits imitation Detailed conning tower Authentic representation of the following versions: Decals for U 292, U 318, U 998 and U 1004: 1. U-Flottille, Brest, 1944 13. U-Flottille, Narvik, 1945 5. U-Flottille, Kiel, 1943 31. U-Flottille, Hamburg, 1944