TAMIYA : REF : 31113 : 1:700 : WATER LINE SERIES : Japan : Yamato (Battleship / Cuirassier)
Tamiya REF :
31113
Fabricant
TAMIYA
ISBN : 4950344999064.
Scale :
1:700
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Length: 375mm. Image shows assembled and painted kit.
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This is an assembly kit of the Yamato, a Japanese Navy battleship completed in December 1941 with a 64,000 ton displacement, nine 46cm guns which had a 41km firing range, and a host of other revolutionary features. Tamiya has recreated the Yamato in her final form, as she headed towards Okinawa on her final sortie. The flare of the bow and the armor belts along her sides have been accurately reproduced, along with her main turrets, secondary 15.5cm gun turrets, and anti-aircraft armament including 12.7cm gun mounts. Parts are also included to depict rangefinders, radars, and cranes to enable a detailed finish.
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Plus d'Histoire :
Le Yamato (大和?) est un cuirassé de la Marine impériale japonaise ayant combattu lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il porte le nom de l'ancienne province de Yamato, berceau du Japon (aujourd'hui la préfecture de Nara).
Construit par le chantier naval de Kure entre novembre 1937 et août 1941, il est le premier cuirassé de la classe Yamato. Il est, avec son navire-jumeau le Musashi, le cuirassé le plus lourd et le plus puissamment armé jamais construit, déplaçant 72 800 tonnes à pleine charge avec neuf canons Type 94 d'un calibre de 460 mm.
Après son entrée en service en décembre 1941, il devait s'opposer aux cuirassés de la flotte américaine, principal rival du Japon dans le Pacifique. Il sert en tant que navire amiral de la Flotte combinée, et en juin 1942, l'amiral Isoroku Yamamoto dirige la flotte de sa passerelle pendant la bataille de Midway, défaite désastreuse pour l'empire du Japon.
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More History :
The Yamato (大和) was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw action during World War II. It was named after the ancient province of Yamato, the cradle of Japan (present-day Nara Prefecture).
Built by the Kure Shipyard between November 1937 and August 1941, it was the first battleship of the Yamato class. Along with its sister ship, the Musashi, it was the heaviest and most heavily armed battleship ever built, displacing 72,800 tons fully loaded and armed with nine 460 mm Type 94 guns.
After entering service in December 1941, it was intended to counter the battleships of the American fleet, Japan's main rival in the Pacific. It served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet, and in June 1942, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto led the fleet from his bridge during the Battle of Midway, a disastrous defeat for the Empire of Japan.
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Sources : Wikipedia.