Description
RN Vittorio Veneto served in the Italian Royal Navy during World War II. She was laid down in October 1934, launched in July 1937, and readied for service with the Italian fleet by August 1940. She was armed with a main battery of nine 15” guns in three triple turrets and maxed out at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). Vittorio Veneto saw extensive service during the war. Early on she participated in the Battle of Cape Spartivento in November 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. While damaged by torpedoes several times, including in the engagement off Cape Matapan and by the British submarine HMS Urge in December 1941, the ship escaped undamaged during the British raid on Taranto in November 1940. She spent 1941 and early 1942 attempting to attack British convoys in Malta, but crippling fuel shortages in the Italian fleet curtailed activity thereafter. Vittorio Veneto was among the Italian ships that were surrendered to the Allies in September 1943 after Italy withdrew from the war, and she spent the following three years under British control in Egypt. After the war she was allocated to Britain and subsequently broken up for scrap.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/700
Skill Level: 4
Length: 13.4”
Width: 1.9”
Parts: 440+
- Painting and assembly required
- 11 sprues
- Build waterline or full hull version
- Two RO.43 and three RE.2000 aircraft
- Clear parts
- One-piece hulls and waterline plate
- Includes display stand and nameplate
- Accurate weapons and placing
- Detailed island
- Multi-piece deck
- Onboard lifeboats
- Slide-molded hulls
- Deck wood pattern finely rendered
- One photo-etched fret
- One decal sheet
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
*Experience with photo-etched parts is recommended*
*Cyanoacrylate glue is required for photo-etched parts*
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Paint Guide:
Grey
Silver
Navy Blue
Flat Black
Hull Red
Tan
Gold
Flat White
Orange Yellow
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