1:35 Elco 80 Torpedo Boat PRM Edition
- Article number: 510005602
- Age recommendation: from 14 years
€125.00
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Article number: 510005602
Product: 1/35 Elco 80 Torpedo Boat PRM Edition
Model Dim.: 70 cm
Decals for one version
During the Second World War the U.S. Navy deployed a large amount of
three types of motor torpedo boats: the Higgins measuring 78 feet and
ELCO measuring 77 and 80 feet. Every model could be distinguished from
the others, apart from by length, by configuration, weapons and various
other details. The 80 foot ELCOs represented the most numerous class:
they were realised in five series, for a total of about 300 examples
Built in mahogany and pushed by three 1,350cv Packard 4M-2500 engines
(taken to 1,500 in the latest series), these vessels easily exceeded 40
knots. The equipment and weapons were constantly updated and improved
thanks to experience acquired in the field and the progressive change of
role: with the progress of the conflict, in fact, the PT Boats left the
original task of attacking and cutting off the traffic, taking on the
role of gunships and operating in the proximity of the coast or in
channels. The Italeri model reproduces the PT 596 and an 80-foot ELCO from the last batch produced.
