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

Towards Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami

Tamiya gift suggestions the unique Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami, which was able to carry 11 hydroplanes in the last 1 / 2 associated with Pacific war. She had been indeed made with 15.5cm cannons arranged on 5 double device turrets and wound up being finished on July 1935 as the first ship for the "Mogami class" cruisers. The primary tools was changed during 1939/40 with dual 20cm weapon 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 into the port side concerning the Mikuma. During repairs, the trunk part of the ship ended up being indeed prepared with a flight deck which could fit 11 planes and ten 25mm triple gun anti-aircraft batteries ended up being indeed added. The Mogami participated in the Battle of Mariana in June 1944 plus in October 1944, she struggled enemy fleet during the night within the Battle of Leyte. After sustaining hefty fire from United States fleet, the Mogami erupted in flames, plus the decision was indeed 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 length: 286.5mm, Overall width: 36.5mm.
• The compact bridge structure and particular types of channel are reproduced down seriously to finest information.
• The look with this specific back component journey deck with rails and turntables reproduction will depend on latest sources.
• The main 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.