TAMIYA : REF : TAM61054 : 1:48 : AIRCRAFT SERIES KIT : Japan : AICHI M6A1 SEIRAN

Tamiya REF :
TAM61054

Fabricant

TAMIYA

ISBN : 4950344610549.

Scale :
1:48

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Length: 221 mm. Image shows painted and assembled kit.

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About the Model
This is a 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 221mm, wingspan: 254mm. The balanced design of the Seiran is accurately captured. Features realistic recreations of panel lines and control surfaces. Pilot and navigator position instrumentation and machine gun are depicted with accuracy. Choose up or down wing flaps. Comes with 2 seated crew figures, dolly, ladder and an 800kg bomb. Comes with markings for an aircraft in the 631st Kaigun Kokutai, which was on board the I-400.

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During the Pacific War, several of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarines were equipped with a catapult and floatplanes to conduct surprise air attacks. The Aichi M6A1 Seiran was designed specifically for a mission to conduct an attack on the Panama canal, and could hold a payload of up to 800kg of torpedos and bombs, while its airspeed of 560km/h without its floats it was not far off of the famed Zero fighter. Three were stationed on board the I-400 submarine, and in July 1945 set off to take part in a surprise attack on Ulithi atoll but Japan surrendered before the attack could be launched.