Tamiya 78024 - 1/350 Scale Japanese Heavy Cruiser Tone  [78024]

Commissioned in 1938, the Tone finished up being the lead ship for the girl namesake period of hefty cruisers. She wound up being 189.1m long, and ended up being running on 4 turbines which allowed your ex partner to obtain a high price of 35kn. She had several 8,000 nautical kilometers at a 18kn cruising price and had been certainly armed with 8 x 20cm/50 third year kind firearms (4 double turrets), 8 x 127mm tools, 12 x 25mm AA tools, and 12 x 610mm torpedo pipelines and carried six floatplanes.

During WWII, the Tone have been current at most major Pacific Theater engagements. In the very beginning of the war, the Tone ended up being present through assault on Pearl Harbor and proceeded to see action through the Battle of Java water, Battle of Midway, Battle concerning the Eastern Solomons, Battle of Santa Cruz, Battle regarding Phillipine water, combined with the Battle of Leyte Gulf. In July, 1945 the Tone, alongside all surviving big Japanese Navy warships, had been based throughout the Kure Naval Arsenal. On July 24th, Task Force 38 established a large scale atmosphere raid on Kure and Tone had been struck by three bombs which sank the lady.

Specs & qualities

• 1/350 scale artificial construction model kit of Japanese hefty Cruiser Tone.
• You'll elect generate either a waterline or a full-hull display model.
• Kit includes reinforcing framework elements and screws enable legitimate make for both waterline and full-hull models.
• Show represents the extremely detail by detail aircraft models are included to allow you create a flying diorama.
• The connection windows and searchlight connections are depicted with clear components.
• The masts and radio articles are made with strengthened ABS resin.-Features metal-plated screw shafts and steel elements for anchor and sequence.
• Device device elements work a laser processing for a sharper, more practical finish.
• Parts are included to depict main tool barrels at various degree levels. Polycaps license switching of weapon turrets furthermore free turret rotation for a number of different programs.
• Match of floatplanes included
• consist of greater realism towards model with Item 12622 1/350 Crew Set (144pcs.).