Italeri 5619 - 1/35 Vosper MTB 74 - St.Nazaire Raid  [IT-5619S]

On March 1942, a British amphibious assault ended up being undertaken by Royal Navy and Commandos dealing with the very best dry dock at Saint Nazaire, in German occupied France. “Chariot” ended up being the codename of blended procedure. The French harbor was at truth a vital logistic point the German Kriegsmarine into the Atlantic. The raid ended up being finished by some destroyers by a motor launches flotilla offering the transport duties of British Commandos. The procedure was at fact effective done plus the dry dock was at reality damaged and unusable ahead of the end linked to war. A built-in part was in fact assigned towards the MTB 74. It proved especially modified by Royal Navy shipyards to allow for torpedo pipelines on its foredeck also to follow particular motor silencers to minimize the noise. MTB 74 responsibility is to strike the anti-submarine nets and to introduce its torpedoes to block the lock gate. The MTB obtained its objectives but on the road straight back it ended up hit and sank.

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