USSR MINSK AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Minsk is the second aircraft carrier of the former USSR Kiev-Class carriers. The keel was laid on in December of 1972 and the vessel was launched in October 1975. In February 1978, Minsk officially joined in the USSR Navy on its active duty in the former USSR Pacific Fleet. There are eight missile launchers located on the head of the deck along with a number of other functional missile launchers on the four sides of upper deck. The carrier is also equipped with four 76mm conventional guns which make it so different from the U.S.Navy Ships. Minsk is the first aircraft carrier that carries the vertical and short-distance take-off fighters._x000D_ Item No 05703_x000D_ Item Name USSR Minsk aircraft carrier_x000D_ Bar Code n/a_x000D_ Scale 1:700_x000D_ Item Type Static Kit_x000D_ Model Brief L: 387 mm W: 78mm H: 96mm _x000D_ Total Parts 123pcs_x000D_ Metal Parts n/a_x000D_ Photo Etched Parts 2pcs brass propeller_x000D_ Film Parts n/a_x000D_ Resin Parts n/a_x000D_ Total Sprues 3pcs+Upper waterline hull+Lower hull+Deck +Bridge_x000D_ Paint Schemes For USSR three Kiev class aircraft carrier_x000D_ Released Date n/a_x000D_ More Features n/a