Brandenburg W.12

The Brandenburg W.12 was a top-notch seaplane for its time, combining excellent firing arcs with good maneuverability and speed. The wings were strengthened and made single-bay only to dispense with inter-wing bracing and to allow the gunner to fire to the forward arc. The downward-facing rudder increased the gunners field of fire while adding to controllability while taxiing. Later models featured four ailerons, contributing to its agility.

Two Coastal-class airships were destroyed by the efforts of Christiansen flying the W.12: C27 shot down in flames on 11 Dec 1917 and C26 after taking damage crashed in Holland.

From Feb-June 1918 some seventy or so -- a little less than half of the full production, were built with twin forward guns.

1:144 Scale

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 * Metal kit:

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways: wow

1:350 Scale

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