1/72 SAM-2 Missile w/ Launcher Cabin

Hobby Boss 82933

Excludes allglues,paintsandtoolsnecessary to assemble.

Development of the V-75 Dvina air defence missile system designated SA-2 `Guideline’ by NATO, started in 1953 as a medium to high SAM system for use against non-manoeuvring targets such as bombers. The system became operational in 1957 when the PVO-Strany formed SA-2 missile regiments of three six rail launcher battalions, with one of the initial deployments near the city ofSverdlovsk. On 1 May 1960, the Sverdlovsk units fired a total of 14 SA-2 missiles against a Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft flown by Gary Powers. The SA-2 is a two-stage missile with a large solid propellant jettisonable tandem booster stage fitted with four large clipped delta stabilising fins. Towards the mid-section of the missile are four clipped delta-shaped wings with a second set of small fixed fins at the nose and a third-in-line set of slightly larger moving control fins at the tail. The SA-2A/B/C models can be distinguished by the two sets of four, flush dielectric strip antennas in front and behind the forward fins.

• Scale: 1:72
• Item Type: Plastic Model Armor Kit
• Model Dimension: Length: 180mm Width: 75mm
• Total Plastic Parts: 20+
• Total Sprues: 3 sprues
• Released Date: 2021-01
• More Features: The kit consists of over 20 parts. Newly tooled parts in accurate detail