Description
The Type VIIC U-boat (Unterseeboot) was a fighting machine of the German Navy submarine fleet. 568 craft were launched between 1940 and 1945, starting with U-69. Type VIIC was in operational service early on in World War II. Between January and August 1942, German U-boats struck US Navy and merchant shipping in a phase of the war known as the “Second Happy Time” in the Atlantic off the east coast of North America, causing heavy losses.
- 55 inches long
- Beam span: 5 inches
- 1100+ parts
- 25 sprues, 1 photo etched part
Extra Information
Brand:
Trumpeter
Section:
Ships
Scale:
1/48
Product Type:
Model Kits
Ship Type:
Submarine
Material:
Plastic
Nationality:
Germany
