1/48 8297-0225 Monogram Swift Boat -US Navy Squadron 101 - High Speed Patrol Vessel - White Box Issue
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
From 1973. This large, 1/48 scale) model features a full, one-piece hull, dual propellers & rudder, detailed deck fittings, clear cabin windows, elevating .50 caliber machine guns, working gun ring, 81mm mortar, life raft, railings and more. Includes one figure, display base and decals. The decals are for US Navy Squadron 101. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Swift Boats were shallow-draft, high-speed boats of all aluminum construction and powered by a matched pair of V-12 Detroit Diesels. Their primary function in Viet Nam was coastal surveillance. They were equipped with radar, radio and several searchlights, along with bunks, refrigerator, stove and head. They were capable of 25 knots and required only 4 feet of water to operate in. In some operations Swifts teamed up with Destroyer Escorts (DEs) thus extending their rand and capabilities using the DEs as mobile bases carrying spare crew, fuel and other supplies for the Swifts. In this way the Swifts could operate in coastal waters too shallow for the larger vessels then run in for a pit stop, ready to charge again with a fresh crew, fuel and supplies. Monogram designed this kit from official information and drawings from Sewart Seacraft, Inc and the US navy.
$115.00