1/72 Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe with M-121 bomb
ICM 1/72 Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe with M-121 bomb is a plastic kit of the American heavy-lift helicopter carrying the massive M-121 bomb in the Vietnam War. Paints and glues needed for assembly are not included.
During the Vietnam War, the US Army used the CH-54A Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter to deliver the massive M-121 bomb. Detonated just above the tree canopy, it blasted instant landing zones in dense jungle for Army aviation. Only minor modifications were needed: a dedicated mount was fitted under the fuselage, a special parachute stabilised and slowed the bomb's fall, and a long nose probe housing the fuse ensured an airburst roughly one metre above the ground. A typical mission required four passes over the target – on the first three the crew dropped smoke markers to gauge the wind, the aft pilot acting as bombardier relayed steering corrections, and on the fourth the bomb was released. The last operational drop of an M-121 took place on 8 August 1970.
The ICM kit contains 338 + 8 parts and measures 376 × 271 mm when built.
The crane helicopter with its suspended bomb makes an unusual subject that takes up a reasonable amount of display space in 1/72 scale. Paints and glues needed for assembly are not included.
Nationality: USA. Period: Cold War.
| Category: | Helicopters |
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| Weight: | 0.5 kg |
| EAN: | 4823044412242 |
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