Trumpeter 1:48 U-Boat Type VIIC U-552

Type VIIC U-boat (Unterseeboot) of the German Navy submarine fleet. 568 craft were launched between 1940 and 1945, starting with U-69. Type VIIC was in operational service early in WW2 near the end of theBattleof theAtlantic, the so-called "First Happy Time" when U-boats inflicted heavy losses against British Royal Navy and allied shipping.

Between January and August 1942, German U-boats struckUS Navy & merchant shipping in a phase of WW2 known as the Second Happy Time in the Atlantic off the east coast of North America, causing heavy losses.

Type VIIC was the most numerous submarine in service when Allied efforts finally defeated the U-boat campaign in late 1943/early 1944.

Features:

- Scale: 1:48
- Plastic model kit
- Decals included
- Total plastic parts: 1100+ pieces
- Metal Parts: n/a
- Photo-etched Parts: 1 piece
- Total Sprues: 25 sprues and hull
- Full interior details
- Stardboard hull made of clear part to show the full interior detail
- Refined detail
- Model dimensions [cm]: 139.83 long x 13.69 beam

This kit is a detailed scale model for hobbyists. Glue and paint sold separately. Contains small parts. Actual product may vary slightly from the pictures shown.