1/700 RN BB Prince of Wales Battel of Malay Sea - Tamiya 31615  [31615]

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Tamiya 31615 RN BB Prince of Wales Battel of Malay Sea Battleship/ Cruiser Navy Military Series assembly kit 1/700 scale

Some Naval History the united kingdom Battleship Prince of Wales completed up being another ship of King George V course. After the woman conclusion in March 1941, she was confused in historic seek out the German battleship Bismarck. In October she ended up being certainly implemented to South-East Asia to fortify the crucial Uk post of Singapore. Nevertheless the girl brief job of only 9 months discovered a dramatic end whenever intercepted by Japanese bombers because that has been become named "Battle of Malaya". Tamiya is proud to add the Prince of Wales as she endured inside historic naval battle towards good liquid Line Series. Kit furthermore features Japanese planes Type 96 "Nell" and Type 1 "Betty" attack bombers for an entire set to accurately reproduce battle scene.

　

　

Battle of Malaya On December 8, after the outbreak connected with Pacific War, the Prince of Wales left Singapore after receiving cleverness that Japanese troops had started to secure in Malaya. The united kingdom Eastern Fleet under Admiral Philips, like the Prince of Wales, built to meet up with the enemy on Kuantan and hit a Japanese convoy. Though the cleverness completed up being incorrect and Kuantan have already been "as relaxed as a rainy Sunday afternoon". On her behalf behalf before to Singapore each morning of December 10, the Prince of Wales wound up being spotted by a Japanese scout airplane. She was definitely after attacked and defectively damaged by Japanese Type 96 "Nell" and Type 1 "Betty" attack bombers. Along side the woman price reduced, she arrived under waves of aircraft assaults, until she exploded and sunk stern first.

　

　

Type 1 Attack Bomber "Betty" An Imperial Japanese Navy ground attack bomber delivered from 1940. Because of the twin mounted Mitsubishi air-cooled 14 cylinder machines, she boasted a combat collection of over 4,200km. Trusted through the complete Pacific during WWII, she could carry a weapon's load because high as 1,000kg.

　

　

Type 96 Attack Bomber "Nell" Delivered since 1936, this Imperial Japanese Navy airplane boasted a maximum range surpassing 4,000km. With double mounted Mitsubishi air-cooled 14 cylinder products, the "Nell" could carry a weapon's load totally to 800kg.

　

　

Regarding the Model

• Definitely detailed 1/700 scale variety of the Prince of Wales.
• General size: 322mm
• details by information tools, including 35.6cm L45
• quadruple tools, dual-purpose 13.3cm dual firearms and 40mm Pom-Pom firearms.
• Kit includes 1/700 scale Type 96 "Nell" (3 products) and Type 1 "Betty" (4 units) Japanese bombers.
• Keep and base is roofed to depict Japanese fighter bombers in journey.

　

 

Product Reviews

1 Reviews

Donovan C**a
2012-04-30

Item received in good condition,very smooth transaction,great communication and fast.