Easy Model Platinum Collection 37506
Xia-class Submarine Display Model
PLAN

1:350 Scale		Length		Width
Xia-class Submarine		13.5"		1.25"

The Type 092 (Nato reporting name: Xia-class) submarine was the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force, and the first SSBN designed and built in Asia. The first and only confirmed submarine of its class, boat 406, was laid down in 1978 at Huludao, 120 miles north-east of Beijing; she was completed in 1981. She then spent 6 years being fitted out and conducting tests with its 12 JL-1 missiles, becoming active in 1987. A second boat is thought to have been completed in 1982, however this is debatable. There is little information regarding the history of this ship if in fact it actually existed. It is suggested, though not confirmed, that this second Type 092 was lost in an accident in 1985.

Xia-class Submarine

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Easy Model Platinum Collection

The Easy Model "Platinum Collection" range presents highy-affordable, ready-made plastic models of naval vessels.

Easy Model warship models feature

• Molded plastic construction.
• Realistic panel lines, propellers, antennas and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
• Presentation display stand.