31342 JAPANESE HEAVY CRUISER MIKUMA - Tamiya 1/700  [31342]

With regards to the Japanese hefty Cruiser Mikuma

The following of four Mogami Class Cruisers become fashioned with five 15.5cm triple firearms was in fact the Mikuma. Finished in August 1935, its main firearms were later on changed with 20.3cm double firearms turning this ship into huge cruiser. Though towards exact same system, the Mikuma's connection and also other structures are somewhat distinctive from those of its elder sis, the Mogami. The Mikuma ended up being part of the 7th Heavy Cruiser Squadron from the second fleet and participated inside Malay landing procedure and Battle of Sunda Strait at the beginning of the Pacific War. But, during the battle of Midway, when all vessels associated with 7th Squadron made simultaneous evasive maneuvers to escaspe from an enemy submarine, the end regarding the Mogami relocated ahead and slammed on Mikuma. A while later, the Mikuma sustained hefty assaults from over 100 United States bombers and sank toward ocean floor in the seas Northwest of Midway.

Specs & Features

• Japanese hefty Cruiser Mikuma synthetic put up kit. 1/700 scale, generally size: 286.5mm, General width: 36.5mm.
• The elegant as a form of the Mogami program cruiser is accurately replicated.
• The hull is split in 2 halves to reproduce the greatest details.
• Mikuma's characteristic structures such as rear mast and main framework that distinguished it through the Mogami have been reproduced.
• The main turrets can turn after summary via polycap.
• Gear like armament including 12.7cm gun turrets or triple pipe torpedo launchers, main mast, aircraft crane and catapults are sharply reproduced