ICM 1/48 LaGG-3 series 7-11 WWII Soviet Fighter Plastic Model Kit

LaGG-3 series 7-11 WWII Soviet Fighter The LaGG-3 belonged to the new generation of Soviet fighters that were created just before WWII.

The first prototype named I-301 was completed in March 1940.

The trio of constructors – S.

Lavochkin, V.

Gorbunov and M.

Gudkov, designed it.

The main difference of this project became the all-wooden construction.

Serial production of the new fighter named LaGG-3 began in January 1941 in 5 plants.

The main producer became the Plant 21 in Gorky. 7th series was completed with armament including ShVAK cannon, BS heavy machine gun and 2 ShKAS machine guns, since the 11th series ShKAS machine guns were removed and 6 PS-82 were installed.

In air battles of the war in the Soviet-German front LaGG-3 showed its solid construction, power armament, but it was too heavy and had difficult control.

But in skilful hands it became menacing weapon of air war. ITEM NUMBER 48093 SCALE 1:48 DATE 15.01.2017 TIME PERIOD WW2 MARKINGS LaGG-3 series 11, Capt. V.

Mironov, 609th IAP (Fighter Regiment), Afrikanda airfield (Murmansk area), Summer 1942.

LaGG-3 series 7, 3th GvIAP (Guard Fighter Regiment) of Baltic Fleet Air Force, Leningrad area, February 1942. MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) 184 x 204 mm BOX SIZE 247 x 183 x 33 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 88

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