Trumpeter 03908 TU-16K-10 Badger-C  [TP03908]

The Tu-16 finished up being designed as an high-speed jet bomber for operations in theaters near to the Soviet Union. Designed to change the TU-4, the best challenge during development was to doubling the speed to boost survivability dealing with enemy fighters. In 1955 work began on utilising the Tu-16 while the provider for the K-10S (AS-2 Kipper) cruise missile the Soviet Naval Air Force for use in an anti-shipping part. The missile's guidance system ended up being added as an onboard system, along with the missile mounted semi-submerged within the fuselage regarding the centerline inside bomb bay area. The TU-16K-10 model ended up being finished in 1958 and series production were only for sale in 1959. Deployment to the Soviet Naval Air Force began in October 1961. A complete around 220 had been built.

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