by John C. Goodacre
1/700 USS Barnestable County LST-1197 (JAG)
Barnstable County was the nineteenth ship of the twenty ship Newport
tank landing ship class, which replaced the traditional bow door design
LST. Two derrick arms support a thirty-ton, 112-foot bow ramp for the unloading
of tanks and other vehicles ashore, additionally, amphibious vehicles can
be launched from the tank deck via the ship's stern gate and the ship's
flight deck can accommodate most Navy helicopter types.
Modeled as it was sold to Spain in 1994. It was renamed Hernan Cortes
(L 41). The M1's are pitroad and the rest of the veichles are from JAG.
The PE is also JAG and GM figures.
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