Italeri 1283 - 1/72 SM.81 Pipistrello WWII  [IT-1283S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: Italy

Model Dim.: 25 cm

SM.81 PIPISTRELLO

The Savoia Marchetti SM 81 started solution inside bombing services and products the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) throughout the center because of this 1930’s. It operated in to the campaign in Ethiopia, into the Spanish Civil War and during World War II. It had three devices with low wings and friends undercarriage. It turned out propelled by 3 Alfa Romeo 125 RC 35 products with 650 Hp each, or, successively, by stronger Piaggio P. X RC.35 700 Hp devices which brought it to a maximum cost of 340 Km/h. Armed with 6 7.7 mm Breda-Safat unit tools, it had an offensive payload of 2,000 kg in bombs. During its entry running, it turned out actually contemporary bombers on the planet, in the beginning of World War II, during those times exceeded, it had been predominantly useful for nighttime missions. Because of this explanation it absolutely was nicknamed “bat”. Nonetheless over 300 SM 81’s ready the Regia Aeronautica squadrons on different fronts, from Aegean liquid to North Africa.