Italeri No 5610 MODEL KIT SCALE 1:35 Period: WWII – Country: GB – Model Dim: 63.1cm – Skill: 4 Vosper 72 6 MTB 77. Vosper company became famous, during the Second World War, for the production of small and fast Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB) and Motor Gun Boats (MGB) for the Royal Navy. Among the various boats in production, the Vosper MTB 72 6 were characterized by a significant life cycle with different mission profiles as the coastal patrol and the anti-submarine support in the North Sea and English Channel. Moves from 3 engines with and impressive power of 4,200 hp, Vosper MTB was able to reach a speed close to 40 knots (70 km/h). The first versions were introduced at the beginning of the war but were gradually introduced new variants, type I and type II, which were characterized by a different combination of offensive and defensive weaponry. They were usually armed with 457 mm torpedo tubes. Depth charges, and 0.303 Vickers machine guns or, more rarely, from 0.5 Vickers machine guns , for air defence. The crew consisted of 10 to 13 men. Scalextric Sets & Layouts. (c)2017 Jadlam Racing Ltd. The item “ITALERI Vosper 72”6′ MTB 77 Royal Navy 5610 135 Ship Model Kit” is in sale since Monday, August 14, 2017. This item is in the category “Toys & Games\Model Kits\Models”. The seller is “jadlamracing” and is located in Somerset. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, United States, Australia.
- Brand: Italeri
- Type: Boats & Ships
- MPN: 5610
- Model: Vosper
- Scale: 1:35