Tamiya 31341 - 1/700 Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser 田宮軍事模型食水綫系列 雙星孖星  [31341]

In regards to the Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami

Tamiya presents the initial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami, that has been in a position to carry 11 hydroplanes into the second half of this Pacific war. She had been designed with 15.5cm cannons mounted on 5 dual gun turrets and had been finished on July 1935 whilst the 1st ship associated with "Mogami class" cruisers. The primary weapons were changed during 1939/40 with twin 20cm gun turrets transforming these light cruisers into heavy cruisers. In the first half of the WWII, the Mogami participated in Malay landing operation and the battle of Sunda Strait. However, through the battle of Midway in June 1942, the Mogami violently crushed into the port part associated with the Mikuma. During repairs, the trunk an element of the ship ended up being prepared with a flight deck that could fit 11 planes and ten 25mm triple weapon anti-aircraft batteries were added. The Mogami participated in the Battle associated with Mariana in June 1944 and in October 1944, she conducted enemy fleet at night in the Battle of Leyte. After sustaining heavy fire through the US fleet, the Mogami erupted in flames, therefore the choice ended up being built to abandon ship and sink it with torpedoes. The Mogami disappeared in to the depths of this Mindanao Sea

Specs & Features

• Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami plastic set up kit. 1/700 scale, Overall size: 286.5mm, Overall width: 36.5mm.
• The compact bridge structure and particular shape of funnel are reproduced right down to finest detail.
• The layout associated with back component flight deck with rails and turntables reproduction is based on latest references.
• The primary turrets can turn after conclusion via polycap.
• Gear particularly armament including 12.7cm gun turrets or triple tube torpedo launchers, main mast, aircraft crane and catapults are sharply reproduced.