TAMIYA : REF : 31343 : 1:700 : WATER LINE SERIES : Japan : Suzuya (Heavy Cruiser / Croiseur Lourd)
Tamiya REF :
31343
Fabricant
TAMIYA
ISBN : 4950344999262.
1:700
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About the Model
Japanese Heavy Cruiser Suzuya plastic assembly kit. 1/700 scale, Overall length: 286.5mm, Overall width: 35.3mm. The graceful form of the Mogami class cruiser has been accurately replicated. Suzuya's characteristic structures such as the funnel that distinguished it from the Mogami and the Mikuma have been reproduced. The hull has been divided in two halves in order to reproduce the finest details. The main turrets can rotate after completion via poly cap. Equipment such as armament including 12.7cm gun turrets or triple tube torpedo launchers, main mast, aircraft crane and catapults are sharply reproduced.
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About the Suzuya
The Suzuya was constructed as the third light cruiser of the Mogami series. But while still under construction, the London Treaty lost its validity and the Suzuya was remodeled immediately after completion. The remodeled Suzuya was mounted with ten 20cm double guns replacing the former fifteen 15.5cm triple guns and began its new life as a heavy cruiser. At the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Suzuya participated in the capture operation of the Malay Penninsula. It also took part in the famous Midway Sea Battle together with three others of its type- the Mogami, the Mikuma and the Kumano. It was active in many other battles before finally meeting its fate during the sea battle off the Samar Island on October 25, 1944, where it erupted in flames after sustaining severe damage from enemy attack planes launched from a U.S. Escort Carrier. The Suzuya was then torpedoed and sunk by a friendly destroyer.
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Plus d'Histoire :
Le Suzuya (鈴谷?) est le troisième croiseur lourd de classe Mogami, construit pour la Marine impériale japonaise de 1934 à 1937. Il portait, à sa mise en service, quinze canons de 155 mm donc classé croiseur léger, aux termes des stipulations du traité de Londres (1930). Mais après que l'empire du Japon se fut affranchi en 1936 de toutes les règles imposées par les traités de désarmement naval, les cinq tourelles triples de 155 mm furent débarquées et remplacées par des tourelles doubles de 203 mm. Cette refonte de l'armement principal fit de ce navire un bâtiment équivalent aux plus puissants croiseurs lourds. Il a été actif pendant la guerre du Pacifique, opérant le plus souvent avec les autres navires de la classe Mogami, en particulier le Kumano à partir de l'été 1942. Il a été coulé pendant la bataille au large de Samar, le 25 octobre 1944.
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More History :
The Suzuya (鈴谷) was the third Mogami-class heavy cruiser, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1934 to 1937. Upon commissioning, she carried fifteen 155 mm guns, classifying her as a light cruiser under the terms of the London Naval Treaty (1930). However, after the Empire of Japan freed itself in 1936 from all naval disarmament treaty regulations, the five triple 155 mm gun turrets were removed and replaced with twin 203 mm turrets. This redesign of the main armament made the ship comparable to the most powerful heavy cruisers. She saw active service during the Pacific War, most often operating alongside other Mogami-class ships, particularly the Kumano from the summer of 1942. She was sunk during the Battle of Samar on October 25, 1944.
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Sources : Wikipedia.