Deweycat Japanese Daihatsu Landing craft STL pack - 1-56th scale

When thinking of amphibious landings in World War 2, we invariably imagine the bitter battles on the beaches of Tarawa or Iwo-Jima, or the massive Allied landings involved in Operations such as Husky or Overlord. Yet one combatant nation was conducting regular amphibious operations well before the recognized "start date " of that conflict, and that of course is the Empire of Japan. The backbone of the Japanese amphibious operations was the Daihatsu-Class landing craft. This was a shallow draft 14-meter landing craft, used to ferry troops, tanks (it was able to carry a Type 95 light tank) or as a transport for supplies. This was crucial given the dearth of other transport options– consider the primitive nature or complete absence of roads and rail systems in that theatre. The 14 meter Daihatsu-class landing craft was built in the thousands and were in use from 1932 through to the end of the conflict. This .stl is a sizable print – the hull is 224mm long. Even at this I designed this to