03908 TU-16K-10 Badger-C - Trumpeter  [TP03908]

The Tu-16 completed up being created as an high-speed jet bomber for operations in theaters towards the Soviet Union. Developed to replace the TU-4, the most effective challenge during development was to doubling the price to boost survivability coping with enemy fighters. In 1955 work started on using the Tu-16 even though the provider the K-10S (AS-2 Kipper) cruise missile the Soviet Naval Air Force for use in an anti-shipping component. The missile's guidance system finished up being added as an onboard system, combined with missile mounted semi-submerged within the fuselage concerning the centerline inside bomb bay area. The TU-16K-10 model ended up being completed in 1958 and series manufacturing was indeed just for purchase in 1959. Deployment on Soviet Naval Air Force started in October 1961. A total around 220 was built.

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