Trumpeter 04541 1/350 Plan DDG 138 Taizhou

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

In 2002 China signed a contract with Russia to purchase an additional two Sovremenny class destroyers worth US$1.4 billion. These ships were improved Project 956EM variant with improved weapon systems. The first hull 138 Taizhou (Russian construction temporary pennant number 693) was launched in April 2004 and was delivered to China on 28 December 2005.

The Sovremenny class is a typical Cold War-era Russian design, with a large amount of weapon systems and sensors, as well as sophisticated electronic warfare and countermeasures (EW/ECM) equipments. The ship has a tall, large profile with all weapon systems and sensors exposed externally, increasing the ship's radar cross section significantly.

As a multirole destroyer mainly designed for the surface strike mission, the Sovremenny class is only equipped with basic self-defence antisubmarine weapons. The ship lacks the large and expensive towed sonar array and antisubmarine missile system that are commonly found on US and Japanese warships.

Completed size : Length:445.5 mm Beam:49 mm

More features :
Lower hull & upper hull made from multi-directional slide moulds.
- Separate sonar due to her sphere.
- Either full hull version or waterline version can be selected.
- 1 sprue for Ka-27 helicopter in fine details.