Article number: 500789039
Product: 1:350 WWII Brit. Battleship Dreadnought
Size: 31,5 cm
Parts: 46
HMS Dreadnought was a British battleship with a new , revolutionary
design, entering service in 1906. It was the origin of a new class of
battleships "The Dreadnoughts, named in his honor. It was the sixth ship
in the Royal Navy, which bore that name. HMS Dreadnought became the
world's first ship, in whose construction the so-called principle of
"all-big-gun" was implemented. As a part of its armament, it had ten 305
mm guns and there were no medium-caliber guns. HMS Dreadnought also
became the first battleship in the world with a steam turbine, allowing
a very high speed for those days ' 21 knots. Due to that speed
advantage, the new battleship could choose the best distance for battle,
and due to the greater number of 305 mm guns, it had an undefeatable
tactical advantage over other battleships of the time. Ironically it was never involved in important battles of WWI.
