Tamiya 79003 - 1/72 JMSDF Torpedo Boat PT-15  [79003]

A PT Boat With Plenty of Presence

The PT-15 had been the fifth watercraft regarding the PT-11 class, which was built included in japan self-defense Forces' 3rd Defense Plan initiated in 1967. The PT-11 continued where the 1960-vintage PT-10 left down and incorporated the latest torpedo ship technologies at that time. She was 35m very long, 9.2m wide, had a typical displacement of 100 tons, and ended up being armed with two 53cm torpedo tubes for each side of this vessel in addition to a Bofors 40mm gun forward and aft regarding the bridge. The aluminum V-shaped hull provided the girl superb seaworthiness and high-speed performance. Energy came from the woman two "Combined Diesel and Gas" (CODAG) engines which produced a total of 11,000hp to enable a top speed of 40 knots. Construction regarding the watercraft began in 1973 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Shimonoseki shipyard and she had been completed in July, 1975. After being deployed to your JMSDF Maizuru district, she had been utilized in the Yoichi Coastal Defense Group within the Ominato District in October 1990 and patrolled the waters around Hokkaido. In 1993, the Yoichi Coastal Defense Group received missile ships to change its torpedo boats while the PT-15's profession stumbled on a finish whenever she was stricken through the JMSDF register in March 1995.

Towards Model

• This is a 1/72 scale plastic set up kit type of japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Torpedo Boat PT-15.
• Length: 488mm, Width: 130mm.
• The low hull accurately reproduces the deep V-shape.
• The ship's different equipment and weaponry may also be faithfully rendered, as one could expect from a style of this size.
• The fore and aft Bofors 40mm weapon mounts are rotated and the gun barrels could be elevated.
• Torpedo tubes might be assembled with or without 53cm torpedoes.
• The front and back deck areas are realistically reproduced filled with a rope and chain handrails.
• Bridge area features realistic details.
• 12 team figures are included and might be posed through the ship to include further realism.
• Decals for the bridge tool panels and differing other markings besides as a display stand will also be included.