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Fairmile A Type motor launch

Fairmile A Type motor launch kit (x1).
3D printed hull and detail parts, photoetch, brass and decals elements included.

€41.74

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Fairmile A Type motor launch kit (x1).
3D printed hull and detail parts, photoetch, brass and decals elements included.
Possibility of building different versions of the boat, including the minelayers version.

The Fairmile A Type motor launch was designed prior to the outbreak of World War II. Initially, the Admiralty did not place an order for the A Type. However, soon after hostilities started, 24 were ordered in September 1939 in response to a shortage of anti-submarine warfare motor launches. The order was later reduced to 12 after trials for
the Fairmile B Type showed that they were superior to the A Type.
The 110-foot long A Type was designed an ASW motor launch, carrying 12 depth charges. Some were refitted as minelayers, carrying either 9 moored mines or 6 ground mines. Armament changed during their service life. During the war, four A Types were lost due to mines.