HMS ‘Victorius’ S-29 (Vanguard Class) SSBN Submarine

Plastic kit from BRONCO, for the assembly of an English submarine HMS ‘Victorius’ S-29 (Vanguard Class) SSBN Submarine of modern era, on 1/350 scale. Includes sprues with plastic parts, assembly instructions, P.E. parts and decals.

The "Victory" nuclear submarine is one of Britain's 4 "Vanguard" class strategic nuclear submarines. Construction began in 1986 and was put into active service in 1994. Each submarine can be equipped with 16 D5 "Trident" submarine-launched ballistic missiles, each of which can carry 4 to 6 nuclear warheads, with a larger range of 12,000 kilometers. ). This class of boats are coated with anechoic materials that reduce noise. The missile cabin is a parallel midbody, with a horizontal rudder at the forehead, without a shell rudder, and a cross-shaped tail fin at the tail. The hull structure is a single and double hull hybrid type, which is beneficial to reduce hull resistance and improve propulsion efficiency. The hull has a smooth appearance and low sailing resistance. The boat is equipped with 6 cabins including the first torpedo cabin, command cabin, missile cabin, auxiliary engine cabin, reactor cabin, and main engine cabin.The the second boat "Victory" entered service in January 1995.