HMS "Roberts" - British naval monitor

HMS "Roberts" (F40) - British World War II monitor. The keel of this ship was laid in 1940, launched in 1941 in February. The total length of the ship - 113.8 meters, the width - 27.4 meters. The total displacement - 8,000 tons, the maximum speed - about 13 knots. At the beginning of service the armament consisted of 2 x 381 mm guns, 8 x 100 mm guns and 20 x 20 mm guns. HMS "Roberts" - one of the monitors of the class of the same name, also called O-type. Ships of this type were primarily intended to cover landing amphibious operations, less so for operations at sea. The main armament of these monitors was dismantled from scrapped "Marshal" type ships, built during the First World War. The "Roberts" class ships also had a fairly wide hull, which ensured good stability of the ship during firing. HMS "Roberts" took an active part in Operation 'Torch" in 1942 at the end of which it was severely damaged. After repairs and modernization he supported the Allied landings in Sicily in 1943 and in the same year in the area of Salerno. After sailing to the British Isles, in 1944 participated in the Normandy landings in June. The monitor served intermittently until 1965.

A small, medium difficulty, well designed model in colorful spotted camouflage, ideal for modelers of all experience. Only for advanced beginners and modelers with little experience this should not be one of the first models of increased complexity, You glue and You should work under the supervision of a more experienced colleague. There is a small stock of colors, the graphic instruction could be better. There is a "sea" detail, that can be used as a base under the model. True, that "sea" is not very realistic.