Tamiya 21013 - 1/350 U.S. Navy Battleship BB-63 Missouri  [21013]

The Return of "Mighty Mo"

The Iowa class battleships were the biggest and final great battleships of the usa Navy. For the 4 completed, the BB-63 Missouri continues to be today the absolute most historically significant. Commissioned in 1944, the USS Missouri, or "Mighty Mo", boasted an amazing production of 212,000hp. For her main armament, she had three turrets of 50 caliber 40.6cm Mk7 triple guns, ten turrets of 38 caliber 12.7cm Mk28 dual firearms, twenty turrets of 40mm quadruple firearms and forty-nine 20mm machine weapons. After getting involved in many significant battles, like the Iwo Jima landings, she bombarded the Japanese mainland and money before entering Tokyo Bay on August 29, 1945. On September 2, on 01 deck, japan signed their unconditional surrender bringing the state near to WWII and ensuring the Missouri the woman invest history. The Missouri additionally participated in the Korean and Gulf War.

Concerning the Model

• A beautifully completed style of the historically significant BB-63 Missouri, the U.S. battleship utilized once the site for the signing of Japan's unconditional surrender.
• Narrow body and top deck have already been reproduced with plastic parts.
• For extra detailing model features lathed metal cannons for main weapons and photo etched components for railings, radar etc.
• Includes a beautifully finished display base with metal dish.
• a specially designed acrylic display situation is also available (sold individually).
• general size: 772mm