Italeri 2670 - 1/48 Re. 2002 Ariete Prm Edition WWII  [IT-2670S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: Italy

Model Dim.: 17 cm

RE.2002 ARIETE

The Reggiane 2002 originated the Italian Air Force as a fighter-bomber, as an extra growth of the fighter RE 2000. This aircraft had been fashioned with a much more effective engine and increased armaments: two tools regarding wings was certainly placed into both on nose. In addition the “Ariete”, considering that the RE 2002 had been called, had an excellent space for storing ability, with the capacity of carry bombs as hefty as 500 kg. The squadrons designed with this aircraft saw a lot of action despite the Allied fleet invading Sicily in 1943. Following the Italian surrender in September of identical year, the surviving aircrafts was utilized by the Luftwaffe, which produced its variation with about 200 copies.