Tamiya 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4/7 60755
£12.99
SKU: 60755
Vendor: Tamiya
Scale/Size: 1/72
Tamiya 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4/7 60755
During The First Half Of The Second World War, The Messerschmitt Bf109 E Was The Main Fighter Of The German Airforce. The E-4 Housed A 1,100Hp Daimler Benz Db 601Aa Engine And Was Armed With Two 7.92Mm Machine Guns On The Nose, As Well As A 20Mm Cannon On Each Wing. For Some Aircraft, Bullet-Proof Glass Was Used To Reinforce The Front Of The Canopy. In Addition, A 20Mm Canon, Which Ran Through A Tube In The Propeller Was Supposed To Be Installed But Was Unsuccessful. Displaying Superb Acceleration And Diving Ability, The E-Type Planes Overpowered The Raf'S Hawker Hurricane And Equaled The Spitfire Fighters In The Battle Of Britain. However, With A Flight Range Of Only 560Km, The E-4 Planes Were Limited To Just Fifteen Minutes Of Combat Over British Skies. Thus, The Bombers Were Not Given Sufficient Support And Sustained Heavy Damage. As A Result, The Luftwaffe'S Strategy To Bomb England Into Surrender Ended In Failure. To Deal With This Drawback, The E-4 Planes Were Equipped With Additional 300L Fuel Tank. These Improved Fighters, Called E-7, Were First Deployed At The End Of 1940. After The Battle Of Britain, The E-4/7 Planes Were Sent To The Front Lines Of Northern Africa. As The Bf109 F-Type Fighter'S Production Was Advanced, The E-4/7 Was Retired From The Front Lines. However, Some Veteran Pilots Continued To Use The E-4/7 Mainly For Ground Support Duty Until The Summer Of 1942.