1/72 U-Boat Type 'Molch', WWII German Midget Submarine
ICM 1/72 U-Boat Type Molch is a plastic kit of the WWII German single-seat midget submarine. It has 34 parts and four marking options, one of them a museum exhibit. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
The Molch was a single-seat midget submarine for coastal operations, assigned to the special assault formation “K”. During development it was designated “Thomas II”, and series production began in July 1944 at the Deschimag yard in Bremen, where 393 were built in total. The hull consisted of three sections, with the seat for the single crew member in the centre one.
Power came from a single electric motor for both surface and submerged running, which limited its combat value; diving depth was up to 60 metres and submerged speed 5 knots. Molch boats operated in the Mediterranean and the North Sea and made 140 sorties by the end of the war.
The finished 1/72 model measures 152 × 51 mm. The decals offer a boat of a K-Verbände training unit from 1944, two North Sea boats from 1945 and an exhibit of the South African Museum of Military History in Johannesburg, so the model can also depict a surviving boat. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
Nationality: Germany. Period: World War II.
| Category: | Military Vehicles |
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| Weight: | 0.135 kg |
| EAN: | 4823044409440 |
| Scale: | 1/72 |
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