Italeri 2675 - 1/48 Arado Ar 196 A WWII  [IT-2675S]

Period: 2nd World War

Country: Germany

Model Dim.: 22,5 cm

ARADO AR 196 A-3

The Arado Ar 196 ended up being the primary embarked recognisance seaplane employed by the Kriegsmarine during Second World War. Solitary engine with low wing monoplane had inside cockpit a two team users seated in tandem: pilot and observatory – gunner. For its period, the Arado Ar 196 was a sophisticated contemporary aircraft. The radial 9 cylinders BMW 132 engine had been capable to arrogate 960 HP. The airframe framework of this Arado had been optimized the embarked purposes on main Germans vessels and cruisers. It may be catapulted straight from vessel sufficient reason for its fuselage-wing hinges backwards folding wings system, it can be better stowed agreeable. The fame for the Arado Ar 196 if if you are an embarked recognisance (the battle cruisers Scharnhost and Gneisenau had three of these up to speed while the more famous ship of this Kriegsmarine, the Bismarck, had four Arado Ar 196) had been used additionally in the role of price coast reconnisance.