TAMIYA : REF : 31211 : 1:700 : WATER LINE SERIES : Japan : Taiho (Aircraft Carrier / Porte-Avions)
Tamiya REF :
31211
Fabricant
TAMIYA
ISBN : 44950344999088.
Scale :
1:700
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Length: 369mm. Image shows assembled and painted kit.
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This is an assembly kit of the Taiho, an aircraft carrier which was completed in March 1944, near the end of WWII. Built with a new design philosophy, she was expected to be a mainstay of Japan's Mobile Fleet, but was sunk by submarine attack just 3 months into her service life. Distinctive features of the ship such as the armored flight deck and enclosed bow have been accurately reproduced. The bridge and anti-aircraft armament are also sharply rendered. Modellers can choose to depict the ship's mast in either cruising or battle stations position and the elevators can be assembled in either up or down position as well. Kit includes parts to depict Mitsubishi A6M5 fighters and Nakajima B6N torpedo bombers
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Plus d'Histoire :
Le Taihō (大鳳 ; « Grand Phénix ») était un porte-avions de la Marine impériale japonaise durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Doté d'un blindage de ceinture épais et d'un pont d'envol blindé (une première pour un porte-avions japonais), il représentait une rupture majeure avec la conception des porte-avions japonais précédents et devait non seulement résister à de multiples impacts de bombes, de torpilles ou d'obus, mais aussi continuer à combattre efficacement par la suite.
Construit par Kawasaki à Kobe, sa quille fut posée le 10 juillet 1941, il fut lancé près de deux ans plus tard, le 7 avril 1943, et finalement mis en service le 7 mars 1944. Il coula le 19 juin 1944 lors de la bataille de la mer des Philippines, suite à des explosions dues à des défauts de conception et à une mauvaise maîtrise des avaries après avoir été touché par une torpille du sous-marin américain USS Albacore.
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More History :
Taihō (大鳳; "Great Phoenix") was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Possessing heavy belt armor and featuring an armored flight deck (a first for any Japanese aircraft carrier), she represented a major departure from prior Japanese aircraft carrier design and was expected to not only survive multiple bomb, torpedo, or shell hits, but also continue fighting effectively afterwards.
Built by Kawasaki at Kobe, she was laid down on 10 July 1941, launched almost two years later on 7 April 1943 and finally commissioned on 7 March 1944. She sank on 19 June 1944 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea due to explosions resulting from design flaws and poor damage control after suffering a single torpedo hit from the American submarine USS Albacore.
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Sources : Wikipedia.