83515 1/350 PLAN Type 033 Submarine & SH-5

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PLAN Type 033 Submarine & SH-5 - The SH-5 Shuishang Hongzha-5, or ShuiHong-5 is the amphibious aircraft developed by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation HAMC in the 1980s As its designation implies, the aircraft was originally intended for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, but lack of suitable weapons resulted in only four examples being built for maritime patrol and surveillance roleUnder the 1950 Sino-Soviet Friendship and Mutual Assistance Treaty, the Soviets passed to China and later to North Korea the documentation necessary to produce ROMEO submarines in 1963 The Chinese variant is known as the Type 033 ROMEO A total of 84 Type 033 submarines were built in China from 1962 to 1984, plus several exported to other countries