plastic kit
1:48 scale
unbuilt/unpainted
IL-2 Stormovik mod. 1943
Decals for 4 Russian aviation regiments
Pilot figure included.
Kit contains 334 parts
New kit parts
The famous Soviet IL-2 strike aircraft was nicknamed the "flying tank" because of its reliable armor, powerful armament and direct combat support to ground forces.
Mass production began in February 1941. The very first modification of the IL-2, which attacked German troops from the first days of the war, was a single-seater. An armored capsule protected the engine and cockpit, the wing had duralumin plates, while the tail part of the fuselage was glued from plywood.
The strike aircraft featured a powerful armament consisting of a pair of 20mm ShVAK cannons in the wing and a pair of 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns.
It carried eight launchers with 132mm or 82mm rockets under its wing, and up to 600 kg of bombs could be loaded in the bomb bays.
1:48 scale
unbuilt/unpainted
IL-2 Stormovik mod. 1943
Decals for 4 Russian aviation regiments
Pilot figure included.
Kit contains 334 parts
New kit parts
The famous Soviet IL-2 strike aircraft was nicknamed the "flying tank" because of its reliable armor, powerful armament and direct combat support to ground forces.
Mass production began in February 1941. The very first modification of the IL-2, which attacked German troops from the first days of the war, was a single-seater. An armored capsule protected the engine and cockpit, the wing had duralumin plates, while the tail part of the fuselage was glued from plywood.
The strike aircraft featured a powerful armament consisting of a pair of 20mm ShVAK cannons in the wing and a pair of 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns.
It carried eight launchers with 132mm or 82mm rockets under its wing, and up to 600 kg of bombs could be loaded in the bomb bays.
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