IJN Ab Tei River Gunboat/Soukou-tei (1/300)

The Japanese Ab Tei, also known as Soukou-tei, was a type of armoured river gunboat originally designed to support Japanese army units along rivers in China. As the Pacifc war heated up, some of them were also used to support army units elsewhere.

The Ab Tei displaced 16.5 tons and had a maximum speed of around 15 knots. It also had some light armour to protect itself from small arms.

As usual, armament varied. A combination of 57mm cannons and 7.7mm machine guns were carried, each mounte