TAMIYA : REF : 31223 : 1:700 : WATER LINE SERIES : Japan : Zuikaku (Aircraft Carrier / Porte-Avions) (Pearl Harbor Harbor Attack VERS. )
Tamiya REF :
31223
Fabricant
TAMIYA
ISBN : 4950344312238.
Scale :
1:700
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Length: 367mm. Image shows assembled and painted kit.
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This is an assembly kit of the Zuikaku, the second ship of the Shokaku-class, that was completed in September 1941. With her combination of speed, powerful anti-aircraft armament, and large aircraft complement, she was the ideal aircraft carrier for the Japanese Navy. While the model for the Shokaku depicts that ship in early-WWII form, this model depicts the Zuikaku as she appeared during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Thus the model recreates the additional anti-aircraft armament as well as late-WWII aircraft such as Mitsubishi A6M5 fighters and Yokosuka D4Y bombers.
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Plus d'Histoire :
Le Zuikaku (瑞鶴, signifiant « Grue de bon augure ») était le deuxième et dernier porte-avions de classe Shōkaku construit pour la Marine impériale japonaise (MIJ) peu avant le début de la guerre du Pacifique. Lors de sa mise en service, le Zuikaku était l'un des porte-avions japonais les plus modernes et participa avec succès à de nombreuses batailles durant ce conflit.
Le Zuikaku entama la guerre au sein de la Kidō Butai. Ses avions bombardèrent des aérodromes lors de l'attaque de Pearl Harbor, qui entraîna officiellement l'entrée en guerre des États-Unis. Il participa également au raid sur l'océan Indien, où ses bombardiers en piqué coulèrent ou contribuèrent au naufrage de plusieurs navires de guerre britanniques importants. Le Zuikaku et son sister-ship, le Shōkaku, furent détachés de la Kidō Butai pour soutenir l'opération Mo, l'invasion de Port Moresby, en Nouvelle-Guinée. Au cours de cette opération, ses bombardiers-torpilleurs contribuèrent au naufrage du porte-avions USS Lexington lors de la bataille de la mer de Corail. Cependant, de lourdes pertes aériennes et des dommages subis par le Shōkaku empêchèrent les deux porte-avions de participer à la bataille de Midway. Le Shōkaku et son sister-ship affrontèrent des porte-avions américains lors de la bataille des îles Salomon orientales, puis à nouveau lors de la bataille des îles Santa Cruz, où le Shōkaku contribua au naufrage du porte-avions USS Hornet. Durant la bataille de la mer des Philippines et celle du golfe de Leyte, le Shōkaku fut endommagé par l'aviation embarquée américaine et coulé lors de cette dernière.
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More History :
Zuikaku (Japanese: 瑞鶴; meaning "Auspicious Crane") was the second and last Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before the beginning of the Pacific War. Zuikaku was one of the most modern Japanese aircraft carriers when commissioned, and saw successful action throughout numerous battles during the Pacific War.
Zuikaku started the war as part of Kidō Butai. Her aircraft struck airfields during the attack on Pearl Harbor that formally brought the United States into the war. She also participated in the Indian Ocean raid, where her dive bombers sank or helped to sink several major British warships. Zuikaku and her sister Shōkaku were detached from Kidō Butai to support Operation Mo, the invasion of Port Moresby, New Guinea, during which her torpedo bombers contributed to the sinking of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea; however heavy airgroup losses and damage to Shōkaku resulted in both carriers missing the Battle of Midway. She and her sister fought US carriers at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, and again at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands where she helped to sink the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. During the Battle of the Philippine Sea and Battle of Leyte Gulf, she was damaged by US carrier aircraft, being sunk in the latter engagement.
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Sources : Wikipedia.