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Type 1936A Destroyer

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  • Type 1936A Destroyer
  • DD-Z23-EM-P
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    Deck Insignia - GE*

    Hull Camouflage*

  • $20.99 inc. tax

    $20.99 ex. tax
    ? Tax based on California, United States.

  • Units in Stock: 10

Type 1936A Destroyer Summary

This is a 3D printed sculpt of the Type 1936A destroyer by EBard Models. 

The Type 1936A destroyer class, also known as the Z23 class, were a group of fifteen destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine from 1938 to 1943. They were known to the Allies as the Narvik class. The class was unnamed, known only by their hull numbers – Z23 to Z39.

In terms of armament, they were closer to light cruisers than the typical destroyer. The use of 15 cm (5.9 in) guns was atypical of destroyers which tended to have guns around 120–127 mm (4.7–5.0 in) in calibre. They were intended to carry two forward guns in a twin turret, plus torpedoes. The twin turrets were not ready in time so early ships carried a single mounted gun forward.

Despite being powerful the ships were not without their flaws. There were problems with the reliability of the high pressure steam engines and seakeeping in rough seas due to the newly designed bow and heavy forward artillery.

The eight ships of the Type 1936A design (Z23 to Z30) were all laid down between 1938 and 1940. The seven destroyers numbered from Z31 to Z39 were classed as Zerstörer 1936A (Mob); they were laid down in 1940 and 1941 and were slightly larger and had some internal modifications (including engines that caused less trouble than with their predecessors) from the original design to shorten construction times.

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