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Tamiya 409(31409) 1/700 IJN Destroyer Shimakaze 島風 (1943)

Tamiya 409(31409) 1/700 IJN Destroyer Shimakaze 島風 (1943) Click Here for Larger Image
Highlights
- water line
- this model kit represents Shimakaze with armament on completion in 1943
CodeTAM-409-31409
Availability[Sold Out]
Weight0.13 kg
  • World War Two
  • Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
  • experimental destroyer of Super Shimakaze-class destroyers. The plan was canceled after Battle of Midway in June, 1942
  • one of the fastest destroyers in WWII: ~40 knots.
  • 6 x 12.7 cm(5 in) Type 3 dual-purpose guns
  • The only Japanese destroyer to be armed with 15 torpedo tubes, firing 61cm (24 in) Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo.
  • In June 1943, Shimakaze evacuated Japanese troops from Kiska Island (Aleutian Islands campaign).
  • In June 1944, participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
  • In October 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Shimakaze rescued the survivors from the sunken battleship Musashi(武蔵).
  • On 11 November 1944, during the Battle of Ormoc Bay, Shimakaze was attacked and sunk by American aircraft from Task Force 38.
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