[About Atomic Cannon]
- World War II after the end of the Cold War era, the United States Army to develop a huge cannon that deployment is the M65 Atomic Cannon 280mm cannon.
- Cannon of caliber 280mm has been developed as a cannon of Nuclear artillery dedicated, Atomic Annie, it was also called the atomic cannon. Shells that have been used in this W9 Nuclear artillery in the first Nuclear artillery that has been developed in the United States, has been produced 80 shots.
- Diameter 11 inches, nuclear output had a power of 15 kilotons. In 1955 it is the W19 Nuclear artillery of the improved is switched from W9 Nuclear artillery produced 80 shots also been developed.
- M65 range of atomic Cannon about 30km, can not move on their own, have been moved by equipped with a trailer for the move back and forth. Shooting from moving state state, from shooting state to move state it is said that it was possible to change in about 15 minutes, respectively.
- Weight is now also to 83.3 tons, maximum speed while moving was possible about 55km / h.
- 20 gates are produced, operation 1953-63. Europe and I had been deployed to Korea.
[The model]
- Unexpected item appeared 280mm cannon M65 Atomic Cannon of the Cold War era from the Black Label series to collect the topic appeared in a variety of scale!
- 1/72 finish the entire length in a mobile state also equipped with a front and rear trailer on a scale big model of more than 350mm.
- Total length and barrel also say the protagonist 280mm, because by using a slide mold has been reproduced in one piece, I promise not realistic finish even seams in the assembly.
- T72 gun mosquitoes shape that the gun barrel is equipped, delicate representation of the detail. Gun is vertically movable, may be assembled into the firing state is placed on the ground, can also be assembled in a moving state by mounting the trailer. Starting with recoil unit, was modeled lifting mechanism also the details of the gun barrel.
- And, trailer, which is equipped with front and back when moving, M249 front track and M250 rear track is realistic reproduction, such as the shape of the cabin of appearance and engine compartment has been decorated.
- Of course, cabin interior and chassis as well as appearance, suspension, gear box, through to mechanisms such as accelerator, dense reproduction I do not think 1/72 scale has been decorated.
- May 25, 1953, only once in Nevada nuclear test site, is launching experiments using the W9 Nuclear artillery was done M65. Unique cannon in history is an attractive also a big model that can not be overlooked in the military fan.
[Main Features]
- Completely new mold
- Finish overall length about 350mm
- Barrel length about 280mm
- Gun barrel movable up and down
- Gun barrel of distinctive main gun is realistic in the integrally molded using a slide mold
- Barrel that is assembled to the firing state is placed on the ground and, can also be assembled in a moving state by mounting the trailer
- Trailer, which is equipped with front and back when moving, dense reproduce every detail not only the M249 front track and M250 rear track appearance
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