Tamiya 31341 - 1/700 Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser  [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 half of the Pacific war. She had been designed with 15.5cm cannons installed on 5 twin weapon turrets and ended up being finished on July 1935 whilst the first ship for the "Mogami class" cruisers. The primary guns were changed during 1939/40 with double 20cm weapon turrets changing these light cruisers into heavy cruisers. In the 1st half the WWII, the Mogami participated within the Malay landing operation as well as the battle of Sunda Strait. But throughout the battle of Midway in June 1942, the Mogami violently smashed into the port side regarding the Mikuma. During repairs, the trunk part of the ship had been prepared with a flight deck which could fit 11 planes and ten 25mm triple weapon anti-aircraft batteries had been added. The Mogami took part in the Battle of Mariana in June 1944 plus in October 1944, she struggled enemy fleet through the night in the Battle of Leyte. After sustaining heavy fire from the US fleet, the Mogami erupted in flames, plus the decision was built to abandon ship and sink it with torpedoes. The Mogami disappeared to the depths of Mindanao Sea

Specs & Features

• Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami plastic set up kit. 1/700 scale, Overall length: 286.5mm, Overall width: 36.5mm.
• The compact bridge structure and specific form of channel are reproduced down seriously to finest detail.
• The design of this rear part trip deck with rails and turntables reproduction is based on newest sources.
• The main turrets can rotate after completion via polycap.
• Equipment such as armament including 12.7cm weapon turrets or triple tube torpedo launchers, main mast, aircraft crane and catapults are sharply reproduced.