- A powerful field gun with a 28 cm long barrel is now available as a completed model even though it is 1/72.
- This is a 1/72 scale assembled model that reproduces the M65 Atomic Cannon, a 280mm field gun that was used in the 1950s and 1960s.
[About Atomic Cannon]
- The M65 Atomic Cannon 280mm cannon is a huge cannon developed and deployed by the US Army during the Cold War era after the end of World War II.
- The 280mm caliber cannon was developed as a cannon dedicated to nuclear cannonballs, and was also called Atomic Annie.
- The ammunition used was the W9 nuclear ammunition, which was the first nuclear ammunition developed in the United States, with 80 produced.
- It was 11 inches in diameter and had a nuclear yield of 15 kilotons.
- In 1955 an improved W19 nuclear ammunition was developed, also 80 rounds were produced, replacing the W9 nuclear ammunition.
- The M65 Atomic Cannon has a range of about 30km, and it cannot move by itself, so it was equipped with a trailer for movement in the front and back.
- It is said that it took about 15 minutes to change from the moving state to the shooting state and from the shooting state to the moving state.
- It weighed 83.3 tons, but was capable of a maximum speed of about 55 km/h while traveling.
- 20 were produced and operated from 1953 to 1963.
- It was deployed in Europe and South Korea.
[About the model]
-The model is a 1/72 reproduction of the M65 Atomic Cannon, a large field artillery capable of firing nuclear shells used by the US Army from 1953 to 1963.
- This is a pre-assembled and painted plastic model.
- We also model a huge cannon and a special trailer for transporting it.
- This set reproduces the M65 Atomic Cannon in a shooting posture.
- 280mm main barrel length alone.
-The shape of the T72 gun carriage, which is equipped with a gun barrel, is also well modeled, and even in 1/72 scale, it feels heavy.
- Dedicated trailers are M249 at the front and M250 at the rear, each with a realistic finish from the appearance of the cabin to the shape of the engine compartment.
- It's a pre-painted model, so it's fun to create a scene as it is, or add a dirty paint to enhance the reality.
[Major features]
- Reproduce the M65 Atomic Cannon in 1/72 scale
- Finished model with painted assembly
- This kit reproduces the shooting posture taken down from the vehicle
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )