Hobbyboss 1:72 - Bf109G-2 Trop

In mid 1942, Grumman realized that it needed to concentrate on the production of its new F6F Hellcat fighter, and so it contracted with the General Motors Company to build the Wildcat under the designation FM-1. hundreds of which went to the Fleet Air Arm as the "Martlet Mk V." General Motors next developed an improved version, called the FM-2 , which was powered by a Wright R-1820 engine with 1,350 horsepower. It featured a taller vertical tail than the FM-1. Standard armament was the engine mounted 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon with 200 roulds Read More...nd a pair of cowl-mounted 7.9MG 17 machine guns with 500 rounds per gun. This could be supplemented by Rustsatze 6, a pair of MG 151/20 cannons in underwing gondolas. The G-2 quickly became the workhorse of the jadgr uppen, appearing on all fronts as pronts as production would allow. Model Information: Contains 31 plastic parts and 4 sprues. Dimensions: Length: 125 mm Height: 45 mm Wingspan: 137 mm Read Less