Special Hobby 1/72 Fairey Firefly T.1/T.2 | SH72050The Fairey Firefly was designed to replace the earlier Fairey Fulmar in the carrier bourne Fighter Reconnaissance role. The Fulmar was hindered by only having a 1030Hp Merlin engine and struggled to catch the faster enemy bombers. The Firefly had a 1730hp Griffon engine instead, giving it a much better performance. In addition, the Firefly was armed with 4 20mm cannons, giving it excellent firepower. The Firefly entered service in 1943 and was

The spent-shell case is made from photo-etched metal

Superstructure produced by 3-directional slide mold

- Correct diriver's vision port can be modeled open / closed

The normal function of the LWS was as a tug boat to be used during amphibious landings

- New tooling for side toolbox

accoutrements and weapons that they possess

- Either combat or travel modes can be selected for assembly

A particularly unique feature of these figures is the camouflage smocks they are wearing

It featured a 15cm sIG33/1 infantry gun fitted in a boxy superstructure that was mounted on a III chassis

There were two Munitionsschlepper for each of the six Geract 040 Nr

-Completely new gun cradle for 10cm Kanone 18

The Italian campaign began on July 10 1943 with the invasion of Sicily