1/700 Destroyer Satsuki 1943
$15.00
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■Product Description
Based on the concept of strengthening the anti-aircraft armament of the Mutsuki-class destroyers and turning them into high-speed transport ships that take advantage of their high speed, the Satsuki, one of the Mutsuki-class destroyers, had its 25mm machine guns increased.
The extent of this increase was different from the Mutsuki-class ships that underwent the same modifications around the same time. While other ships had half of their guns removed (two guns) and one of their two torpedo tubes removed to strengthen their anti-aircraft armament, the Satsuki only had its rearmost main gun removed. Compared to ships that had been strengthened since their completion, the Satsuki only had its rearmost main gun removed, maintaining the silhouette it had at the time of its completion. The augmentation involved removing the rearmost gun turret and installing two triple 25mm machine guns in that location, as well as mounting two twin 25mm machine guns on either side of the bridge.
The effect of this enhanced anti-aircraft armament was that the ships were deployed to battles between the Japanese and American forces over islands in Guadalcanal and the South Pacific.
As mentioned in the previously released "Fumizuki," the "Satsuki" and "Fumizuki" were thought to be convoy escort ships, and were attacked by about 40 American carrier-based aircraft, but they repelled the attacks and distinguished themselves by indirectly assisting the convoy which was operating separately.
■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Yamashita Hobby
Item No: NV16
Scale: 1/700
JAN: 4571397020590
1/700 Destroyer Satsuki 1943
$15.00
Based on the concept of strengthening the anti-aircraft armament of the Mutsuki-class destroyers and turning them into high-speed transport ships that take advantage of their high speed, the Satsuki, one of the Mutsuki-class destroyers, had its 25mm machine guns increased.
The extent of this increase was different from the Mutsuki-class ships that underwent the same modifications around the same time. While other ships had half of their guns removed (two guns) and one of their two torpedo tubes removed to strengthen their anti-aircraft armament, the Satsuki only had its rearmost main gun removed. Compared to ships that had been strengthened since their completion, the Satsuki only had its rearmost main gun removed, maintaining the silhouette it had at the time of its completion. The augmentation involved removing the rearmost gun turret and installing two triple 25mm machine guns in that location, as well as mounting two twin 25mm machine guns on either side of the bridge.
The effect of this enhanced anti-aircraft armament was that the ships were deployed to battles between the Japanese and American forces over islands in Guadalcanal and the South Pacific.
As mentioned in the previously released "Fumizuki," the "Satsuki" and "Fumizuki" were thought to be convoy escort ships, and were attacked by about 40 American carrier-based aircraft, but they repelled the attacks and distinguished themselves by indirectly assisting the convoy which was operating separately.
■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Yamashita Hobby
Item No: NV16
Scale: 1/700
JAN: 4571397020590