1/700 IJN I-58 Submarine, Late Version
$9.00
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■Product Description
[About the I-58 Late Model]
The I-58 was the last of the Japanese Navy's Type B submarines, which emphasized long-range reconnaissance and attack capabilities. It was completed in September 1944. The I-58 was also used as a carrier for the Kaiten human torpedoes, and sortied four times to Guam and Okinawa. On July 30, 1945, it achieved a major victory by sinking the US Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis with a torpedo off the coast of Palau. The Japanese Navy's Type B submarines emphasized long-range reconnaissance and attack capabilities. The I-58, the last of these Type B submarines, was completed in September 1944. The I-58 also served as a carrier for the Kaiten human torpedoes, making four sorties to Guam and Okinawa, and achieving a major victory on July 30, 1945, when it sank the US Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis by torpedo off the coast of Palau. ■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Item No: 31435
Scale: 1/700
JAN: 4950344999392
Remarks
【Model Specifications】
●Overall length 156mm, overall width 13mm.●Highly detailed finish with a bridge, radar, 25mm twin machine guns, and 6 Kaiten suicide torpedoes.The periscope can be displayed in either the deployed or retracted position.●Detailed sculpting on the hull sides and deck anti-slip surfaces.●Waterslide decals for the hull number and other details are also included.
1/700 IJN I-58 Submarine, Late Version
$9.00
[About the I-58 Late Model]
The I-58 was the last of the Japanese Navy's Type B submarines, which emphasized long-range reconnaissance and attack capabilities. It was completed in September 1944. The I-58 was also used as a carrier for the Kaiten human torpedoes, and sortied four times to Guam and Okinawa. On July 30, 1945, it achieved a major victory by sinking the US Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis with a torpedo off the coast of Palau. The Japanese Navy's Type B submarines emphasized long-range reconnaissance and attack capabilities. The I-58, the last of these Type B submarines, was completed in September 1944. The I-58 also served as a carrier for the Kaiten human torpedoes, making four sorties to Guam and Okinawa, and achieving a major victory on July 30, 1945, when it sank the US Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis by torpedo off the coast of Palau. ■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Item No: 31435
Scale: 1/700
JAN: 4950344999392
Remarks
【Model Specifications】
●Overall length 156mm, overall width 13mm.●Highly detailed finish with a bridge, radar, 25mm twin machine guns, and 6 Kaiten suicide torpedoes.The periscope can be displayed in either the deployed or retracted position.●Detailed sculpting on the hull sides and deck anti-slip surfaces.●Waterslide decals for the hull number and other details are also included.