1/700 IJN CA Kumano
$22.00
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[About the light cruiser Kumano]
The Mogami-class cruisers were planned as heavily armed light cruisers equipped with five triple 15.5cm gun turrets, and Kumano was the fourth ship following Mogami, Mikuma, and Suzuya. In response to the hull strength issues that plagued Mogami and Mikuma, thorough improvement measures were incorporated from the outset of construction, and reinforcement work was added before launching. Kumano was completed in October 1937 as the most ideal form of the Mogami-class. In October 1939, the main guns were replaced and, with the outbreak of the Pacific War, sortied to the Malayan landings, the Battle of Midway, and the Second Battle of the Solomon Islands. However, it lost its bow to a torpedo attack in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and while under repair, was attacked by carrier-based aircraft and sank in Santa Cruz Harbor.
■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Item No: 31344
Scale: 1/700
JAN: 4950344999279
■Remarks
[About the Model]
This is a plastic model assembly kit of the Japanese light cruiser Kumano. ●1/700 scale, overall length 286.5mm, overall width 35.3mm. ●Models the ship as it appeared during its light cruiser era, equipped with 15.5cm triple gun turrets. ●Faithfully reproduces the hull cross-section, bridge structure, and guided funnel, which differ from those of Mogami and Mikuma. The hull is divided into left and right halves. ●The main gun turrets can be rotated even after assembly. ●The armament, main mast, aircraft crane, and aircraft are also sharply finished.
The photo shows the kit assembled and painted.
1/700 IJN CA Kumano
$22.00
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Product Weight: 0.23 kg
[About the light cruiser Kumano]
The Mogami-class cruisers were planned as heavily armed light cruisers equipped with five triple 15.5cm gun turrets, and Kumano was the fourth ship following Mogami, Mikuma, and Suzuya. In response to the hull strength issues that plagued Mogami and Mikuma, thorough improvement measures were incorporated from the outset of construction, and reinforcement work was added before launching. Kumano was completed in October 1937 as the most ideal form of the Mogami-class. In October 1939, the main guns were replaced and, with the outbreak of the Pacific War, sortied to the Malayan landings, the Battle of Midway, and the Second Battle of the Solomon Islands. However, it lost its bow to a torpedo attack in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and while under repair, was attacked by carrier-based aircraft and sank in Santa Cruz Harbor.
■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Item No: 31344
Scale: 1/700
JAN: 4950344999279
■Remarks
[About the Model]
This is a plastic model assembly kit of the Japanese light cruiser Kumano. ●1/700 scale, overall length 286.5mm, overall width 35.3mm. ●Models the ship as it appeared during its light cruiser era, equipped with 15.5cm triple gun turrets. ●Faithfully reproduces the hull cross-section, bridge structure, and guided funnel, which differ from those of Mogami and Mikuma. The hull is divided into left and right halves. ●The main gun turrets can be rotated even after assembly. ●The armament, main mast, aircraft crane, and aircraft are also sharply finished.
The photo shows the kit assembled and painted.