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

A PT Boat With Lots Of Presence

The PT-15 ended up being the fifth ship in regards to the PT-11 system, that has been built within the Japanese self-defense Forces' 3rd Defense Arrange initiated in 1967. The PT-11 proceeded in which the 1960-vintage PT-10 left down and included the newest torpedo watercraft technologies at that time. She ended up being 35m extended, 9.2m wide, had the average displacement of 100 tons, and was indeed armed with two 53cm torpedo pipes on each part related to vessel also a Bofors 40mm device ahead and aft about the connection. The aluminum V-shaped hull offered the lady superb seaworthiness and high-speed performance. Power comes from the girl two "Combined Diesel and Gas" (CODAG) machines which produced a complete of 11,000hp allow a premier price of 40 knots. Construction from the motorboat started in 1973 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Shimonoseki shipyard and she was finished in July, 1975. After being implemented towards JMSDF Maizuru area, she completed up being employed in the Yoichi Coastal Defense Group inside Ominato District in October 1990 and patrolled the waters around Hokkaido. In 1993, the Yoichi Coastal Defense Group received missile vessels to replace its torpedo ships as well as the PT-15's career stumbled on a finish whenever she was indeed stricken through JMSDF register in March 1995.

With regards to the Model

• That is a 1/72 scale synthetic construction kit type of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Torpedo Boat PT-15.
• Length: 488mm, Width: 130mm.
• The paid off hull accurately reproduces the deep V-shape.
• The ship's different gear and weaponry are often faithfully rendered, together could expect from a kind of this size.
• The fore and aft Bofors 40mm device mounts are rotated therefore the weapon barrels are elevated.
• Torpedo pipelines could be assembled with or without the 53cm torpedoes.
• The best and back deck areas are realistically reproduced detailed with a rope and string handrails.
• Bridge area features practical details.
• 12 team numbers are included and may even be posed through the motorboat to add further realism.
• Decals the connection device panels and various other markings so that as a display stand can also be included.