Tamiya 31342 - 1/700 JAPANESE HEAVY CRUISER MIKUMA  [31342]

In regards to the Japanese hefty Cruiser Mikuma

The next of four Mogami Class Cruisers become designed with five 15.5cm triple guns had been the Mikuma. Finished in August 1935, its primary firearms were later on changed with 20.3cm double firearms turning this ship into a heavy cruiser. Though about the very same program, the Mikuma's connection along with other structures are slightly distinctive from those of its elder sis, the Mogami. The Mikuma ended up being area of the 7th Heavy Cruiser Squadron associated with the 2nd fleet and participated inside Malay landing procedure and Battle of Sunda Strait at the beginning of the Pacific War. But, during the battle of Midway, when all vessels associated with 7th Squadron made simultaneous evasive maneuvers to escaspe from an enemy submarine, the end concerning the Mogami relocated ahead and slammed on Mikuma. A while later, the Mikuma sustained heavy assaults from over 100 US bombers and sank toward ocean floor on the seas Northwest of Midway.

Specs & Features

• Japanese hefty Cruiser Mikuma synthetic put up kit. 1/700 scale, generally length: 286.5mm, Overall width: 36.5mm.
• The elegant as a type of the Mogami program cruiser is accurately replicated.
• The hull is split in two halves to reproduce the best details.
• Mikuma's characteristic structures such as rear mast and main framework that distinguished it through the Mogami have been reproduced.
• The primary turrets are able to turn after conclusion via polycap.
• Gear like armament including 12.7cm gun turrets or triple pipe torpedo launchers, main mast, aircraft crane and catapults are sharply reproduced