1/72 C09 Choroszy Navy Type 13 Carrier Attack Aircraft 2MT4 Hyro
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
This is a superb high-definition resin model that is highly detailed. Features an excellent cockpit and much more. Includes full decals and paint guide. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags. The Type 13 was completed in 1923 and entered aircraft carrier service a year later. Because of it's superior performance, it was also developed as the Army Type 87 light bomber and there were even civil transport variants. This model is of the twin-float version developed in 1925. It was evaluated by the Navy at Kasumigaura along side the Nakajima-Breuget 19A.2B and the Kawasaki-Dornier Do-N but none of the three were accepted for Navy use. However, a modified version eventually became the prototype for the Type 13-2 Carrier Attack Aircraft B1M2. The B1M3 was officially accepted into navy use and saw service as an all-around combat aircraft in the Sino-Japanese war. After a highly respectable service record, they were replaced in 1938.
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