Hobby Boss 83509 – HMS Astute Great Britain – 1:350 Scale Kit

HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her classAstute is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to be named after the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment�the first was the World War II-era Amphion-class Astute She was the largest attack submarine in Royal Navy history when commissioned in 2010 Built as a successor to the Trafalgar class, Astute is 50% larger than the T-boats but has a smaller crew The 7,400-tonne Astutes nuclear reactor will not need to be refuelled during the vessels 25-year service Since the submarine can purify water and air, she is able to circumnavigate the planet without resurfacing The main limit is that the submarine can only carry three months supply of food for 98 crewAstute has stowage for 38 weapons and was expected to typically carry both Spearfish heavy torpedoes and Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles, the latter costing �870,000 each