{"product_id":"d-3-type-torpedo-boat-1-50-orel-053","title":"D-3 Type Torpedo Boat 1:50 Orel (053)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD-3 Soviet Torpedo Boat 1:50 – Orel 053 Card Model Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale - \u003cstrong\u003e1:50\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Sheets - \u003cstrong\u003eA4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssembly Instruction Language - \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish, Polish, Russian, German\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild a detailed scale replica of the Soviet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD-3 Type Torpedo Boat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:50 scale card model kit from Orel (No. 053)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe D-3 was a Soviet motor torpedo boat developed before the Second World War and used extensively during the conflict. Compared with the earlier G-5 class, the D-3 offered improved seaworthiness, greater operational range and better conditions for its crew, making it particularly suitable for operations farther from its home base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD-3 torpedo boats served with the Soviet Navy, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorthern Fleet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where the first examples were already in service before the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Additional boats joined the fleet during the war and operated alongside other Soviet craft and Allied vessels supplied through Lend-Lease.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the D-3's important features was its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eside-launching torpedo system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which allowed torpedoes to be launched without requiring the boat to maintain the minimum forward speed associated with the stern-launching arrangement of the G-5. The D-3 also featured improved navigation equipment, a usable deck capable of carrying additional personnel and heated essential compartments. 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