1/48 Black Hawk Down. Operation Gothic Serpent
ICM 1/48 Black Hawk Down. Operation Gothic Serpent is a plastic kit of the MH-60L Black Hawk of the 160th SOAR in Somalia in 1993, with 310 parts. Paints and glues needed for assembly are not included.
Operation Gothic Serpent aimed to capture General Mohammed Farah Aidid in war-torn Somalia. During the raid in Mogadishu on 3 October 1993, a special forces unit was supported by 16 helicopters of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, including MH-60L Black Hawks. The capture of two of Aidid’s lieutenants succeeded, but the unit met fierce resistance and two MH-60Ls were shot down; the battle was later described as the most intense close combat American soldiers had faced since Vietnam.
ICM’s 1/48 kit contains 310 parts and six marking options for helicopters deployed to Somalia in autumn 1993, among them Super 61 “Thunderstruck”, Super 64 “Venom” and Super 68 “Razors Edge”. The finished model measures 414 × 111 mm.
The dark finish of special operations helicopters and six specific aircraft from a single operation offer material for a display piece or a larger diorama of the fighting in Mogadishu. Paints and glues needed for assembly are not included.
Nationality: USA. Period: Present day.
| Category: | Helicopters |
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| EAN: | 4823044411290 |
| Scale: | 1/48 |
