{"product_id":"icm-do-217k-2-with-gliding-bombs-fritz-x-wwii-german-bomber","title":"Icm Do 217K-2 With Gliding Bombs Fritz-X, Wwii German Bomber","description":"The Do 217K-2 was developed as a version of the Do 217K-1 bomber designed to carry the Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X guided bomb, also known as Fritz-X. The key modification was an extended wingspan of nearly 25 metersnecessary to handle the significantly increased combat load, as a single guided bomb weighed 1570 kg. To preserve flight range, an additional 1160- litre fuel tank was installed in the forward bomb bay. Two special racks for the Fritz-X bombs were mounted under the wings between the fuselage and engines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe German company Ruhrstahl A.G. developed the bomb, designed by engineer Max Kramer. It was an armour-piercing glide bomb for attacking armoured naval targets, with flight control from the aircraft via radio waves. The carrier bomber had to fly at an altitude of at least 4 km. The Fritz-X carried 360 kg of explosives and could penetrate 130150 mm of armoursufficient to destroy even battleships. The most famous use of the Do 217K-2 bomber (crew commander Major Bernhard Jope) and the Fritz-X bomb was the sinking of the Italian battleship Roma on September 9, 1943.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"'box-sizing:\" inherit rgb sans sans-serif normal left none initial id='\"isPasted\"' font-weight:=\"\" color:=\"\" font-family:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style='\"box-sizing:' inherit color: rgb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul style=\"'box-sizing:\" inherit rgb sans sans-serif normal left none initial color:=\"\" font-family:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eSpecial version of the Do 217K-2 bomber as a carrier of Fritz-X guided bombs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eAccurate reproduction of the Do 217K series bomber geometry with extended wingspan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eKit includes two Fritz-X bombs and their racks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eColour schemes and decals for three marking variants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"'box-sizing:\" inherit rgb sans sans-serif normal left none initial font-weight:=\"\" color:=\"\" font-family:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style='\"box-sizing:' inherit color: rgb\u003eModel Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul style=\"'box-sizing:\" inherit rgb sans sans-serif normal left none initial color:=\"\" font-family:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eScale: \u003cstrong style='\"box-sizing:' inherit font-weight:\u003e1:48\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eNumber of Parts: \u003cstrong style='\"box-sizing:' inherit font-weight:\u003e233\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eLength: \u003cstrong style='\"box-sizing:' inherit font-weight:\u003e366 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eWidth:\u003cstrong style='\"box-sizing:' inherit font-weight:\u003e 524 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eIncludes detailed assembly instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eHighly detailed sprues with high accuracy made from quality plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style='\"box-sizing:' inherit\u003eBox size: \u003cstrong style='\"box-sizing:' inherit font-weight:\u003e410 x 260 x 55 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ICM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55431871758670,"sku":"HCO-ICM48275","price":62.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/1741\/0894\/files\/317958ef-0dd7-47e0-9e5d-0aa60a4e27fc.jpg?v=1772810500","url":"https:\/\/www.makeitbuildit.co.uk\/products\/icm-do-217k-2-with-gliding-bombs-fritz-x-wwii-german-bomber","provider":"Make It Build It","version":"1.0","type":"link"}