Italeri 5626S 5626S-1:35 M.A.S. 568 4a Torpedo Boat with Crew, Model Building, Kit, Standing Model Building, Crafts, Hobby, Gluing, Plastic Kit, Detailed Unpainted

Since the First World War, the Italian Regia Marina devoted great attention to the development of small and fast ships, generally armed with torpedoes. The moto torpedo boats, better known as MAS, were civilian ship variants. The results achieved during the First World War were remarkable with the sinking of the Austro-Hungarian naval cruiser Vienna and the Szent István on behalf of Commander Luigi Rizzo. The Italian Navy continued to work to improve the performance of the small but fast moto torpedoes, as they were not more suitable for narrow seas or shallow waters such as the Adriatic. The MAS 500 equipped with Isotta Fraschini petrol engines, built during World War II and were more powerful and reliable, were used as both moto torpedoes and submarine defense platforms for dropping water bombs. dropped. They reached a top speed of 40 knots and were armed with two 450mm torpedoes. Safety Warning Not suitable for children under 14 years.