700206 1/35 Sam-2 Missile with Launcher Cabin

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Retail Price: $40.50

Scale: 1/35
Brand: TRUMPETER

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Product Code: 700206

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TRUMPETER
700206 1/35 Sam-2 Missile with Launcher Cabin
Development of the V-75 Dvina air defense missile system, designated SA-2 `Guideline' by NATO, started in 1953 as a medium to high SAM system for use against non -maneuvering targets such as bombers. The system became operational in 1957 when the PVO-Strany for med SA-2 missile regiments of three six rail launcher battalions, with one of the initial deployments near the city of Sverdiovsk. on 1 May 1960 the Sverdiovsk units fired a total of 14 SA-2 missiles against a U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft flown by Gary Powers. The SA-2 is a two-stage missile with a large solid propellant jettison able tandem booster stage fitted with four large, clipped delta stabilizing fins. Towards the mid-section of the missile are four clipped delta-shaped wings with a second set of small, fixed fins at the nose and a third in-line set of s lightly larger moving control fins at the tail. The SA-2A/B/C models can be distinguished by the two sets of four, flush dielectric strip antennas in front and behind the forward fins.