Over 600 highly detailed parts - Instructions sheet with color pages - Photo-etched fret - Clear sheet - Decals for 3 versions: S-105, S-51, S-46.
Between the two World Wars, a few Military Navy launched programs focused on develop fast crafts in a position to perform patrol and attack duties. Brand new engines and technological solutions could guarantee, set alongside the First World War torpedo boats, improved performances and better procedure efficency. The German Kriegsmarine developed the famous quick attack art S-Class throughout the 1930's. One of the most famous Schnellboote we are able to point out the S-38 variation. Manufactured in 100 units, it had a lenght of 35 meters and a displacement, complete load, of over 100 tons. Thanks to its 12 cylinders Daimler Benz engines the S-38 was able to reach a speed of 39.5 knots. Armed with two 533 mm. torpedo tubes, it adopted several kinds of defensive firearms. A few of S-38 utilized the very appreciate 40 mm. Bofors gun. Captured by Germans during the first several years of the War, it became a very effective and powerful naval gun, ever more appreciated compared to the German ones. Regarding the S-38 dependable tech base, the S-100 was created some years later on.
