1/144 Trumpeter F-14B Tomcat - 03918 Tank Cars housing the 122 mm D-49

housing the 122 mm D-49 L/48

50 ammunition box

KrAZ-255 was enormous

Extra armor was fitted under the fuselage

Single mine box x 2

1/144 Trumpeter F-14B Tomcat - 03918 Tank Cars housing the 122 mm D-49The F 14 Tomcat followed a history of "Cats" in the military. The F4F Wildcat and the F6F Hellcat fought in the skies years before the Tomcat ever bit the air. In the late 1960's, the US Navy dropped its TFX program and decided to focus on an aircraft dedicated to fleet defense. Grumman had already begun developing the F 14 and was definitely headed for a "Cat" designation. The person responsible for this project was Admiral Tom Conolly, Deputy Chief,