Trumpeter 02234 1/32 GR TBM-3 Avenger

TBM-3 is the third variant of the famous TAF "Avenger" developed in the American War. The TBF aircraft is used by Grumman to replace the old-fashioned naval carrier attack aircraft TBD. A new generation of aircraft, the TBF became the largest single-engine carrier aircraft of the US Navy in 1942. In 1943, the TBM-3 with better performance was introduced. Except for one prototype produced by Grumman, the rest were manufactured and developed by General Motors. This type of modified R2800-20 engine. From the outside, the oil radiator of the nose is placed in two places, the throttle piece of the engine casing is increased to 8 pieces, and the rocket becomes a standard weapon. Among them, the 3D is equipped with the ASD-1 radar nacelle under the left wing. . The 3E specializes in attacking underwater submarines, and the ASP-4 radar nacelle is attached to the right wing to replace the old ASP-4 antenna group. In addition, the traditional downward shooting window and machine gun of the belly tail are eliminated. Move the ship's hook to the outside of the belly. A large number of TBM-3s began to be associated with troops in 1944 and caused serious threats to the Japanese Navy. In the war, the "Avenger" also fought in the Royal Navy and the New Zealand Navy. After the war, the navies of France, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and other countries were also equipped with the aircraft, but most of them were used for fleet airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare. Most of the models were TBM-3. In the Korean War, the TBM-3R was used for transportation between ships.