 | Italian Navy Battleship RN Littorio 1941 05319 | | Model:05319 | | The proportional model:1:350 | | Browse the number:12619 |
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The largest and most
powerful warships ever built in Italy,
the battleships of the Littorio class, were the first “35,000 tonners”
to come under the provisions of the Washington Treaty. Although the
Washington Navel Conference of 1922 gave Italy the authority to build up to
182,800 tons of new capital ships (including 70,000 tons prior to 1932), the
Italians waited more than a decade before beginning construction.
Commissioned on 24
June 1940, she joined the 1st Navel Squadron at Taranto under Admiral Bergamini’s flag.
She was severely damaged 10-11 November 1940 while anchored at Taranto by British Aircraft launched from the
carrier Illustrious. In March of 1941 she was back in
service. 17 December 1941 the RN Littorio participated in the
First battle of Sirte
Gulf. 21 March 1942
during the Second battle of Sirte, a muzzle blast from the aft 381-mm turret
set fire to a Ro.43 floatplane on the fantail which led the British to believe
they had scored a torpedo hit on the battleship.
Battle of mid-June 12-16
June 1942 the RN Littorio was damaged 15 June 1942 by American B-24
bombers on the return to her base she was hit by a torpedo launched by the Wellington. Repairs
were completed by 27 August 1942 but the ship was to carry out no more combat
missions. From December 1942 to June 1943 the RN Littorio was used
to defend the cities of Taranto, La Spezia
and Genoa from
Allied air attacks.
25 July 1943 the RN Littorio was renamed the
Italia. She was decommissioned 1 June 1948 after a total of 46 missions
during her wartime career of which nine were combat missions.
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Item No
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05319
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Item
Name
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Italian Navy
Battleship RN Littorio 1941
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Bar Code
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9580208053196
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Scale
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1:350
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Item Type
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Plastic Model
Warship Kit
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Model Brief
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Length: 716mm Beam: 94.9mm
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Total Parts
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700+
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Metal Parts
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anchor chain
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Photo Etched Parts
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1 piece
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Film Parts
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n/a
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Resin Parts
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n/a
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Total Sprues
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21 sprues,upper hull
,lower hull,fore deck and stand
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Released Date
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2019-02
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More Features
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Hull
-Upper hull made from two-directional slide molds
-Deck wood pattern finely rendered
-Either waterline or full-hull version can be assembled
Weapons
- Realistically detailed gun barrels w/hollow ends made from slide mould
Aircraft
-Contai
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