Here are some more images of Dragon Models 1/350 scale type 1936A Narvik
class Z-31 German Destroyer as it looked in 1944. Z-31 was taken by
France after the war and renamed Marceau. It was scrapped in 1958.
This
is one of the most detailed small scale ship models I have ever seen.
It's quite an advancement over the models of yesteryear. This model is
only 14 inches long and contains almost 600 parts and yet despite this
high level of detail I still had to ad extra railing to make it more
complete. I would recommend this kit only for advanced model builders.
From Wikipedia"
The Zerstörer 1936A-class destroyers, or Narvik-class destroyers as they were known to the Allies, were a class of German destroyers of the Second World War.
In common with other German destroyers launched after the start of
World War II, the Narviks were unnamed, known only by their hull numbers
- Z23 to Z39.
In terms of armament, they were
closer to light cruisers than the typical destroyer. The use of 15 cm
(5.9 inch) guns was atypical of destroyers which tended to have guns
around 120 - 127 mm (4.7 to 5 inch) in calibre. They were intended to
carry two forward guns in a twin turret, but as the twin turrets were
not ready in time, early class 1936As carried a single mounted gun
forward.
Despite being powerful the ships were not without their
flaws. There were problems with the reliability of the high pressure
steam engines and seakeeping in rough seas due to the newly designed
bow and heavy forward artillery.
The eight ships of the Zerstörer 1936A class (Z23 to Z30) were all laid down between 1938 and 1940. The seven destroyers numbered from Z31 to Z39 were classed as Zerstörer 1936A (Mob);
they were laid down in 1940 and 1941 and were slightly larger and had
some internal modifications (including engines that caused less trouble
than with their predecessors) from the original design to shorten
construction times.
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