Soviet Nuclear Powered Submarine Pr.685 Plavnik/Mike Class (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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- 1/350 685 plan of new product from micromill of Ukraine Plan [Plavnik] (microphone class) It is guide of a nuclear attack type submarine.
- This submarine was planned and developed for technical research of experimental submarines in which the Soviet navy greatly exceeded the depth of submarine dive in the 1970s.
- In addition, in this 685 plan, it was required to be a submarine that fulfilled the practical warfare operation which was not merely an experimental ship.
- To meet this requirement, the Rubin design authority adopted a titanium alloy for the hull and devised to further reduce the outer shell opening to the limit.
- As an emergency evacuation system to prepare for emergency situations at a large depth, the escape room capable of floating and escaping accommodating all the crew members was incorporated into the sail.
- Technical knowledge obtained from this plan was made use of later in the submarine, the hull design and nuclear reactor were succeeded to the Sierra type and later developed to Accra type.
- Two planned to be built at the beginning but only one K-278 named "Komsomoretsu" was created due to budgetary problems, commissioned in 1984 and recorded a record of 1020 m in depth in 1988 Although it was established, it was lost in the fire accident in 1989.
- When completed, this injection plastic kit is about 334 mm in total length, one kind of decal and etched parts are included.

Item Size/Weight : 45.4 x 14.1 x 6.2 cm / 160g