This kit's packaging and layout of assembly are standard Trumpeter fare. Trumpeter's long and anxiously awaited 1/350 Roma has been released. Roma was lost 9 September 1943, after being hit by two Fritz X German guided glide bombs she quickly broke in two and sank, taking most of her crew with her. Roma was launched on the 9 of June, 1940 one day before Italy entered the war. Roma also differed by having one anchor each to port and starboard the other ships had one port and two to starboard. After Littorio and Vittorio Veneto were found to be very wet at speed, Roma and Impero were designed with a raised bow. Of the four ships in the class built, Roma was the third the first ship in the second group of two. One of the limitations accepted to keep the total tonnage down for the class was a limitation in range, since these ships were never intended to operate outside the Mediterranean Basin. Armed with nine 381mm (15") guns in three triple turrets as the main battery, twelve 152mm (6") guns in four triple turrets as a single purpose secondary battery, and 12 90mm AA guns in stabilized mounts, six to each side amidships, these ships were also mostly well protected for their weight. This led to a class of ships said to be some of the most aesthetically pleasing capitol ships ever built. This class of battleships were designed to maximize the standards under the Washington Treaty, while meeting the operational requirements of the Italian Navy and the logistical limitations of Italian manufacturing. The Vittorio Veneto class was the last class of battleships to be built by the Italian Navy- the Regia Marina. Trumpeter 1/350 Italian Navy Battleship RN Roma Review Trumpeter 1/350
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