Bronco BB2004 1/200 Chinese PLA Navy Type 041 "Yuan" Class Attack Submarine

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

The Type 041 is a new submarine used by the PLA Navy since 2004, the NATO's codenamed called "Yuan" Class. The submarine was built by Wuchang Shipyard in the Hubei Province. The Yuan Class appears to be a mixture of Chinese indigenous designs and Russian influence, with four diving planes and a single large shaft. The teardrop shaped hull and large sail suggest heavy Kilo influence. A pair of foreplanes are positioned in the middle of the sail. The hull of the submarine is covered with rubber anti-sonar protection tiles to reduce the risk of detection. The submarine has six 533mm bow torpedo tubes (2 above, 4 below), which can launch a range of Chinese indigenous or Russian wire-/acoustic-/wake-homing torpedoes, as well as the 80km-range YJ-82 submarine-launched anti-ship missile. For mine warfare missions, the submarine can carry 18-24 mines in its torpedo tubes.