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Imagine USS Cole getting hit by one of these instead.UKR Kamikaze Boats. I recall reading that the WW2 Germans tried doing this with V-1 pulsejet engines attached to seaplane floats. Will Roden produce models of this weapon?
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I see Italy gets the credit, but no mention of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Shin'yo suicide boats or the Japanese Army's Maru-Ni attack (supposed to be survivable but may as well be suicide) boats used in WWII.UKR Kamikaze Boats. I recall reading that the WW2 Germans tried doing this with V-1 pulsejet engines attached to seaplane floats. Will Roden produce models of this weapon?
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And thats is not a bad thing in many cases.
Soviet Navy tried to operate the tandem of an MBR-2VU flying boat (as a control unit) and a remotely controlled unmanned torpedo boat. The system was introduced in 1935-1938. Two attempts to use it in the Black Sea in 1943 were not successful, both boats exploded before reaching the targets.I see Italy gets the credit, but no mention of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Shin'yo suicide boats or the Japanese Army's Maru-Ni attack (supposed to be survivable but may as well be suicide) boats used in WWII.
A harbinger of things to come in the Black Sea for Russia?Soviet Navy tried to operate the tandem of an MBR-2VU flying boat (as a control unit) and a remotely controlled unmanned torpedo boat. The system was introduced in 1935-1938. Two attempts to use it in the Black Sea in 1943 were not successful, both boats exploded before reaching the targets.