Tamiya 61088 - 1/48 Dornier Do335B-2 Pfeil 'Heavily Arme  [61088]

Concerning the Dornier Do335B-2 Pfeil

Growth of the Dornier Do335 had been just obtainable in 1942 as soon as the Luftwaffe issued requirements for an 800km/h system high-speed army aircraft. To acquire such speed and maneuverability, the Do335 finished up being packed with two front/rear mounted 1750hp DB603 liquid-cooled engines. If one of several items failed, the airplane ended up being nonetheless capable travel properly. More over, the Do335 finished up being fitted with an ejection chair. The first model made its maiden journey in October 1943 and preparing manufacturing of Do335A-0/A-1 fighter-bomber variation and A-12 training variation was made. Inside summertime of 1944, the improved Do335B was made and so the greatly armed variation designated the B-2 have been in the offing. This variation have already been built to intercept Allied b-17 and B-24 bombers doing raids on German soil. Two prototypes designated M13 and M14 are completed and armed with two 20mm tools, a 30mm cannon firing through spinner in nose, and two 30mm MK103 cannons installed on the very best part of wings. The main element component fuel tanks have been transported to exterior wings and another car's gas tank completed up being set up inside bomb bay. As fat increased, from landing gear leg finished up being strengthened and an even more impressive tire that rotated 45 amounts whenever retracting ended up being set up. A bulletproof windshield were also mounted. The M13 made its 1st journey in October 1944 and M14 finished up being completed in November, but none saw genuine combat. M13 received extended wingtips meaning 30mm nose mounted cannon regarding the M14 have been expunged to lessen fat. M13 were damaged prior to the end with this war but M14 was in fact captured and analyzed until 1948 by the French Army.