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Academy USN SBD-5 “Battle of the Philippine Sea”

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Apr., 2023
By fletcher
Academy USN SBD-5 “Battle of the Philippine Sea”
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The USN SBD-5 was a carrier-based dive bomber that played a significant role in the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II. The battle took place on June 19-20, 1944, and was fought between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy.

During the battle, the SBD-5 was used to attack Japanese carrier and land-based aircraft, as well as ships. The SBD-5 was armed with two .50 caliber machine guns in the nose and a single .30 caliber machine gun in the rear cockpit. It could carry up to 2,250 pounds of bombs or torpedoes and had a maximum speed of 255 miles per hour.

The SBD-5 proved to be a highly effective weapon during the battle. Its pilots, who were known as “Dauntless Men,” played a crucial role in sinking three Japanese carriers, the Taiho, Shokaku, and Hiyo. The SBD-5’s accurate bombing and diving capabilities allowed them to take out key targets such as the carrier’s flight decks, preventing the Japanese from launching their own aircraft.

I sprayed “zinc cromate” over AK478 white aluminium

Overall, the Battle of the Philippine Sea was a decisive victory for the United States Navy, largely due to the bravery and skill of pilots flying aircraft like the SBD-5.

The Academy model of the SBD-5 is well-packaged and comes with a variety of useful parts, including a photo etch fret for added detailing, a decal sheet, painting masks, and instructions. The fact that the kit is based on the Accurate Miniatures is a good sign.

The lack of flash and reasonable size and number of sprue gates makes cleanup and assembly relatively straightforward.

The Academy SBD-5 model is a very good choice for modelers looking for a well-detailed SBD kit in 1/48 of this important World War II aircraft.

I am planning to fish the model till the end Mai 2023

carefully sanded down the paintwork AK RC257 Sea Blue

About fletcher

Luftwaffe Fighters modeller (mostly 1/72) and aviation enthusiast. Living in Hamburg, Germany. Started to build scale plastic models (1/72 Planes and 1/32 WW II Figures), when I was 8 or 9 years, paused for many years and starting this hobby again around 2001. Since 2007 airbrushing with Mr. Hobby colors and HS Evolution, Aztek 470

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