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

Towards Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami

Tamiya gift ideas the initial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami, that was capable carry 11 hydroplanes in the last 1 / 2 connected with Pacific war. She have been certainly created using 15.5cm cannons arranged on 5 dual unit turrets and wound up being finished on July 1935 because the first ship for the "Mogami class" cruisers. The principal tools was changed during 1939/40 with dual 20cm tool turrets changing these light cruisers into hefty cruisers. In first half the WWII, the Mogami participated in the Malay landing procedure along with the battle of Sunda Strait. But through the entire battle of Midway in June 1942, the Mogami violently smashed to the port side regarding the Mikuma. During repairs, the trunk the main ship ended up being certainly ready with a flight deck that could fit 11 planes and ten 25mm triple weapon anti-aircraft batteries wound up being certainly added. The Mogami participated in the Battle of Mariana in June 1944 plus in October 1944, she struggled enemy fleet at night time inside the Battle of Leyte. After sustaining hefty fire from United States fleet, the Mogami erupted in flames, and the decision was certainly built to abandon ship and sink it with torpedoes. The Mogami disappeared towards the depths of Mindanao water

Specs & Features

• Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami synthetic arranged kit. 1/700 scale, basic size: 286.5mm, Overall width: 36.5mm.
• The compact connection framework and specific kinds of channel are reproduced down seriously to finest information.
• The appearance with this straight back component journey deck with rails and turntables reproduction depends on latest sources.
• The primary turrets can turn after completion via polycap.
• Equipment like armament including 12.7cm gun turrets or triple pipeline torpedo launchers, primary mast, aircraft crane and catapults are sharply reproduced.