IJN Kamikaze boats Arches & Tunnels

IJN Kamikaze boats Arches & TunnelsJust as Nazi Germany had to reach for desperate solutions toward wars end, Japan followed their air force in developing a Kamikaze or suicide weapon that might just turn the tide of the battle. These were the Shinyo (Seaquake) speedboats. Over 6,000 were built after 1943. A one man power boat with a speed of 30 knots and a massive 700 pound explosive charge, they were to be run at enemy vessels and if a hit scored it would be deadly. The army also

T-201 to T-221 - to the Baltic fleet

The IJA started developing small gunboats for close support of amphibious landings in 1924 and by 1927 had the AB-Tei gunboat

Squadron 3 was in New York working up and would later see great service in Guadalcanal

- Combines SMRA07

Be it the Coastal waters of England or across the Channel to France

Internal dimensions of each arch:  131mm wide x 79mm high at apex

They were manufactured

While gigantic warships stalk the open oceans

Overwhelm them with numbers and manoeuvring

also known as Räumboote in German

O Gauge LNER Precast Platelayers Hut (116mm x 85mm x 66mm high)

O Gauge Pair of Shallow Gates to fit 7/341 (includes handrails