Tamiya 31341 - 1/700 Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser  [31341]

Concerning the Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami

Tamiya gift suggestions the unique Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami, that was able to carry 11 hydroplanes in second half of the Pacific war. She had been built with 15.5cm cannons installed on 5 dual weapon turrets and had been completed on July 1935 since the first ship of the "Mogami class" cruisers. The main guns had been changed during 1939/40 with dual 20cm weapon turrets changing these light cruisers into heavy cruisers. In the 1st 1 / 2 of the WWII, the Mogami participated into the Malay landing procedure together with battle of Sunda Strait. However, during the battle of Midway in June 1942, the Mogami violently crushed into the port side of the Mikuma. During repairs, the trunk an element of the ship was equipped with a trip deck that may fit 11 planes and ten 25mm triple weapon anti-aircraft batteries were added. The Mogami participated in the Battle associated with the Mariana in June 1944 and in October 1944, she conducted enemy fleet through the night inside Battle of Leyte. After sustaining heavy fire from US fleet, the Mogami erupted in flames, and choice ended up being designed to abandon ship and sink it with torpedoes. The Mogami disappeared in to the depths associated with Mindanao Sea

Specs & Features

• Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami plastic set up kit. 1/700 scale, General size: 286.5mm, General width: 36.5mm.
• The compact connection framework and specific shape of funnel are reproduced right down to finest detail.
• The design of the rear component flight deck with rails and turntables replica is dependant on newest references.
• The key turrets can rotate after completion via polycap.
• Equipment such as for example armament including 12.7cm gun turrets or triple pipe torpedo launchers, primary mast, aircraft crane and catapults are sharply reproduced.