Product Description

Introducing a completely new 1/72 WWI Italian Grillo-class torpedo boat injection plastic kit from Micromir of Ukraine.
After successfully attacking the Austro-Hungarian naval base of Trieste with torpedo ships in 1917, the Italian Navy planned an attack on the more important base of Pula.
However, the Pula naval base, protected by a more robust anti-torpedo net than the port of Trieste, was difficult to attack with conventional torpedo ships.
Therefore, the Grillo-class destroyers were designed with a shallow draft hull, equipped with tracks with hooks, and capable of entering harbors by climbing onto the booms of anti-torpedo nets.
The tracks attached to the hull were operated by electric motors to minimize noise.
The Italian Navy, which had built four torpedo boats (Grillo (Cricket), Cavaletta (Grasshopper), Roxsta (Locust), and Pulce (Flea)), attempted a night attack with two of them in April 1918, but both failed to enter the harbor and were scuttled.
The following month, one ship attempted another attack, but the noise it made while climbing the torpedo net boom attracted Austro-Hungarian artillery fire, and the torpedo ship was sunk.
The kit includes photo-etched parts and four types of decals.
When completed, it will be approximately 222mm in length and 43mm in width.

Product Specifications

Country

Italy

Item code

MKR72-028

JAN code

4571628261570

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