ITALERI ITA1392 Italy Model kit Grey 1392

Italeri 1:72 - A-6E Intruder US Navy / U.S.M.C. Detailed scale model kit fron Italeri For collectors aged 14 years and over This is not a toy

Italeri 1392S 1/72 A-6E Tram IntruderDescription: SUPER DECALS SHEET FOR 2 VERSIONS - COLOR INSTRUCTION SHEETThe A-6 Intruder entered service in the mid-60s as ground attack carrier based aircraft to replace the outdated planes as the propeller-driven A-1 Skyraider and the A-3 Skywarrior. The Grumman Corporation developed and designed the A-6A base... mored on U.S. Navy specifications a twin jet-engine all-weather medium attack aircraft able to operate from the American aircraft carriers. The so called “Intruder” was characterized by a sturdy and robust fuselage and for the two seats side by side cabin configuration for the pilot and the weapons officer. The A-6E was the definitive attack version of the Intruder improved in avionics and attack systems in particular in the version named TRAM from the acronym of the laser target designation system that allowed to be more effective to perform “all weather” missions and to be more lethal in detection and suppression of enemy targets. Thanks to its hardpoints under the wing the A-6E Intruder was able to load an impressive offensive armament as conventional bombs Paveway laserg-guided bombs Harpoon anti-ship missiles HARM anti-radar missiles. It actively participated either from ground bases or from the carriers of the U.S. Navy to Desert Storm campaign combat missions.