Italeri 2724 - 1/48 Douglas P-70 A/S WWII  [IT-2724S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: United States Of America

Model Dim.: 30,4 cm

Douglas P-70 A/S

The Douglas P-70 night fighter ended up being produced by the famous and popular light bomber, middle-mounted wings, A-20 Havoc, reported in sizeable quantities by america company Douglas during World War II. Initial things the night fighter is at reality delivered in the last half 1942 to generally meet with the necessity for a long-range fighter inside Pacific movie theater. Running on a build up 1,600 hp Wright R-2600 Cyclone radial devices, the P-70 demonstrably could attain and simply overcome 500 Km/h. Numerous appropriate difference of P-70 completed up being the glazed nose, painted black colored, with transmitting antenna of radar installation. The radar set – the primary unit to optimize using P-70s depending on night fighters - was indeed set up inside the nose and a effective armament, formed by four 20 mm cannons, finished up being put up in another outside package inside the fuselage.