Kawanishi H6K5 Mavis 4823044405176The Kawanishi Type 97 Japanese Maritime Reconnaissance Flying Boat was based upon 9 Shi specifications issued in 1934, calling for a four engined monoplane flying boat with exceptional range its parasol wing, raised above the hull, was braced by parallel inverted V struts, whose design owed much to contemporary French and American design techniques of the time. Type 97 H6K2 flew with Japan Air Lines as a 16 passenger aircraft between Saipan, Palau and
II variant entered service in 1943 with a more powerful engine and metal lower wings which allowed it to carry and fire a formidable payload of rockets
5cm gun used to support the infantry units
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It has a (relatively) long firing time for it’s cannon
she played a central role in the development of the British regional route network
it is best to get that nose high
Also assisting in the transport of boats for river crossing operations
she encountered the British destroyer HMS Glowworm north-west of Trondheim
the Soviets began producing a new
as well as its cannon and machine gun armament
started in 1938
This model kit is ideal for model builders from the age of 13 and is particularly appealing to advanced and experts
