Italeri has released Biber Midget Submarine U-Boot in 1/35 Scale Models assembly kit under Navy Military Series category
“Biber” was the most notorious “poket size” submarine implemented by the Kriegsmarine, German’s 3rd Reich marine through end of Second World War. The development towards Biber was at reality extremely fast. The design were just for sale in February 1944 and very first examples had been set to ocean just half annually down the road. With just 9 meters size, it had been able to a 240 kilometres range. Capable reach a merged maximum price of 6,5 knots and 5,3 knots submerged. The Biber happens to be created using two 530mm torpedoes mounted externally or with two mines. The group included only 1 individual. The implementation associated with Biber, within the Kriegsmarine strategy, have been effortless: offer a simple yet effective defence regarding the expense coast as protection to a potential, furthermore most likely, Allied intrusion. Anyhow, the Biber wound up being never a crucial threat the Allied. Both great deal of thought's technical and design defects as well as the team trained, for war needs, fast and without necessary development. Nether the less, from 1944 till the finish linked to 2nd World War, the Kriegsmarine took blood supply and positioned in procedure more then 300 Bibers.
