Trumpeter 05906 1/144 Scale, Sub.-GATO SS-212 1944 Submarine, Plastic Model Kit (TP05906)

Sub.-GATO SS-212 Model Contents

• Plastic injection parts
• Decal
• Assembly guide.

Sub.-GATO SS-212 model features

• It consists of plastic parts.
• Use a frame scissors to remove the parts.
• Use a model knife and sanding to clean the burr in the parts.
• Fill the gaps between the parts with filling material and sanding.
• There is no adhesive and paint in the box.
• You can make the necessary jerking with the assembly guide in it.
• It is recommended to paint it with the colors specified in the guide.

You can find the ingredients you need to finish this product at the bottom of the page

GATO is the name of a class of American diesel-electric war submarines (SS) used in the Second World War. The first unit of this kind was released in 1940. A total of 77 units were created. The GATO class ship was 95 m long, 8.3 m wide and had an displacement of about 2,400 tons. Maximum underwater speed approx. 9 knots. This type of ships had ten 533 mm torpedo hives, six heads and four sterns. The ship's weapons were also consisted of single 76 mm, 40 mm and 20 mm balls.

GATO -class ships have been developed as a comprehensive extension of the Tambor class structure and into production. Compared to their predecessors, they had a much longer swimming range and significantly improved war capabilities. They also had new, highly reliable and proven diesel engines that increase the possible patrol of a single ship. Such units also offered good work comfort for the crew - as in the submarines of the time. Radio and electronic equipment were as rich as then. GATO-class ships, in 1942-1945, caused great losses to the Japanese trade navy II. He played a huge role in World War II. In November 1944, it is worth adding that the Japanese aircraft carrier shinano was a ship in this class (USS Archerfish). Some such ships remained in service in the US Navy until the end of the 1960s after modernization.