Basic information
| Manufacturer | I Love Kit |
| Product code | ILK64801 |
| Weight: | 1.10 kg |
| Scale | 1:48 |
| Added to catalog on: | 3.25.2022 |
| Tags: | ELCO-80 |
US Navy Elco 80’ Motor Torpedo Boat, Late Type is a continuation of Elco’s PT-103 design with improved firepower. Length remained at 80ft (24.2M) , beam 20ft 8in. (7M), and displacement of 56 tons. Her 3 sets of 1,350 horse power Packard 4M-2500 V12 gasoline engines enable top speed of 43 knots. The up gun late type was a direct respond to increased activities of Japanese armed landing craft and transport in the Pacific islands. Early torpedo launch tubes were replaced by lighter roll off type Mk 13 Torpedoes. Additional firepower consists array of 20mm Mk4, 37mm T9 automatic cannon, 40mm Bofers, Mk50 5in. 8 tubes rocket launcher and whatever the crew can get their hands on.
| Item No |
64801 |
| Item Name |
U.S. Navy Elco 80' Motor Patrol Torpedo Boat Late Type |
| Bar Code |
890781648016 |
| Scale |
1:48 |
| Item Type |
Plastic Model Warship Kit |
| Model Brief |
Length: 508.3mm Beam:145.8 mm |
| Total Parts |
450+ |
| Metal Parts |
n/a |
| Photo Etched Parts |
1 piece |
| Film Parts |
1 piece |
| Resin Parts |
n/a |
| Total Sprues |
14 sprues , hull and deck |
| Released Date |
2014-04 |
| More Features |
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Elco 80 (sometimes other term: Type PT-103) is the name of a type of American torpedo boats from the Second World War. The length of this type of units was 24 m, width 6.3 meters, and the displacement did not exceed 30 tons. The crew consisted of about 15-17 people. The deck armament was of various configurations, but most often consisted of 4 single 533 mm torpedo tubes, two 12.7 mm machine guns and a 20 mm cannon. The Elco 80 type boats were developed by the Elco Naval Division for the needs of the US Navy as a modernization of the PT-20 type torpedo boats already produced by this company. Compared to their predecessors, the new cutters were larger in size and had reinforced deck armament. In order to reduce production costs, their hulls - almost entirely - were made of wood. Units of this type were characterized by a high maximum speed, as well as were very easy to repair and cheap to operate. During World War II, 326 Elco 80 boats were built. The lion's share of them was used primarily in the Pacific.
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