AB-Tei Gunboat 1/350th history on your fleets

history on your fleets

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less well-protected boats in order to rapidly close within sight of the enemy and engage them with machineguns

Brick single storey gable end panel with a pair of wooden bi-fold doors to a right-hand wagon entrance

AB-Tei Gunboat 1/350th history on your fleetsThe IJA started developing small gunboats for close support of amphibious landings in 1924 and by 1927 had the AB Tei gunboat. By WWII these would be diesel powered. They would be transported to the landing zones on merchant ships. They were also used as patrol boats in rivers, harbours and coastal zones and to escort supply barges. In this role they encountered PT boats. The 57 mm guns were actually the Japanese Type 97 47 mm anti tank gun or a