LINDBERG MODELS 403 USS CARRONADE IFS-1 (INSHORE FIRE SUPPORT SHIP) 1/164 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
USS Carronade (IFS-1/LFR-1) was a ship of the United States Navy first commissioned in 1955. She was named after the carronade, a type of short barreled cannon.
As an Inshore Fire Support Ship (IFS), part of the so-called "brown-water navy", Carronade was designed under project SCB 37, and built to provide direct naval gunfire support to amphibious landings or operations close to shore. Carronade was armed with two twin 40 mm anti-aircraft mounts (mounted fore and aft of the superstructure), one dual-purpose 5-inch/38 caliber naval cannon, and eight Mk.105 twin automatic rocket launchers. Each launcher was capable of firing thirty spin-stabilized rockets per minute. Carronade was designed to fire rockets with no crew on deck, decreasing risk to crew, and her rockets were controlled by an electronic fire control computer believed to be faster and more accurate than that on her predecessor, the Landing Ship Medium (Rocket). Carronade was also very maneuverable thanks to her variable-pitch propellers and faster than her predecessor, with a top speed of 15–17 knots (17–20 mph).
FEATURES:
* Brand: Lindberg
* Title: USS Carronade Inshore Fire Support Ship
* Number: 403
* Scale: 1/164
* Type: Full kit
* Released: 201x New box
* Packaging: Rigid box (Top opener)
* Topic: Inshore Fire Support ship USS Carronade » Motorships (Ships)
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