Graupner New Items 2008

Recommended accessories
Order No. Description
4729 X-408 FM ECO SPORT
SYSTEM RC set, 40 MHz
2875 NAVY V40R speed controller
769 Lead-acid drive battery,
6 V / 4 Ah (four required)
3061 G2 parallel cable
2989 G2 connector system for
connecting speed controller
and drive battery
(two required)
RC functions
Rudder
Forward / reverse running,
proportional speed control
Replacement part
Order No. 2003.6 Propeller set
(pack of two)
● ARTR (Almost-Ready-To-Run)
● Scale model of the German Navy’s
armoured ship, launched in 1934.
● The armoured ships were designed and
developed in accordance with the
restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles,
which denied Germany the right to
build large combat ships over 10,000
tons. These ships were fitted with
powerful armaments for their size, and
this gained them the rather mocking
nickname of »pocket battleships« from
the English.
Nevertheless, they were successful
designs within their limited scope. They
were easily able to exploit their heavy
weaponry to defeat smaller enemy
ships, and yet escape from larger foes
such as battleships thanks to their high
speed of 28.5 kn.
Their overall design also made the
armoured ships ideal for the task of
destroying enemy merchant shipping.
● The Graf Spee was particularly
renowned for its human treatment
of prisoners: no crew members of
captured ships were killed while the
vessel was hunting for enemy
freighters. Crews on board the Graf
Spee were also handled fairly and well.
● During her hunt for enemy freight
vessels in the Atlantic – and also for a
brief period in the Indian Ocean – the
Graf Spee repeatedly used skillful
tactics to escape from enemy warships.
● The end came in the Battle of Rio de
la Plata, in combat with three English
cruisers. During this skirmish the Graf
Spee was damaged, and steamed into
the neutral port of Montevideo for
repairs. In view of the English superiority,
Captain Langsdorff subsequently
took the decision to scupper the ship
on 17 December 1939.
● A superb, high-quality model featuring
outstanding detail fittings.
New Items ’08
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Boat models