Description
Tamiya presents the unique Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami, which
was able to carry 11 hydroplanes in the second half of the Pacific war. She was
equipped with 15.5cm cannons mounted on 5 dual gun turrets and was completed on
July 1935 as the 1st ship of the "Mogami class" cruisers. The main guns were
replaced during 1939/40 with dual 20cm gun turrets transforming these light
cruisers into heavy cruisers. In the first half of the WWII, the Mogami took
part in the Malay landing operation and the battle of Sunda Strait. However,
during the battle of Midway in June 1942, the Mogami violently crushed into the
port side of the Mikuma. During repairs, the rear part of the ship was equipped
with a flight deck that could fit 11 planes and ten 25mm triple gun
anti-aircraft batteries were added. The Mogami participated in the Battle of the
Mariana in June 1944 and in October 1944, she fought against enemy fleet at
night in the Battle of Leyte. After sustaining heavy fire from the US fleet, the
Mogami erupted in flames, and the decision was made to abandon ship and sink it
with torpedoes. The Mogami disappeared into the depths of the Mindanao Sea
Specs & Features
- Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami plastic assembly kit. 1/700
scale, Overall length: 286.5mm, Overall width: 36.5mm. - The compact bridge structure and particular shape of funnel are reproduced
down to finest detail. - The layout of the rear part flight deck with rails and turntables replica
is based on most recent references. - The main turrets can rotate after completion via polycap.
- Equipment such as armament including 12.7cm gun turrets or triple tube
torpedo launchers, main mast, aircraft crane and catapults are sharply
reproduced.
