Tamiya 1/700 Us Navy Battleship Missouri Plastic Model Kit

The Iowa Class Battleships were the largest and last terrific battleships of the US Navy. They included the BB-61 Iowa, the BB-62 New Jersey, and the 3rd ship, the well-known BB-63 Battleship Missouri. These ships, which boasted an amazing 212,000hp allowing a 33knots max speed, were equipped with enormous 40.6cm primary weapons. The Iowa Class ships stretched 270.4m however were fairly thin, with only 33m max length, allowing these ships to pass through the Panama Canal. Being commissioned in June 1944, the USS Missouri participated in lots of operations throughout the Pacific War consisting of barrages on Japanese mainland and capital. On September 2, 1945, the treaty for the unconditional surrender of Japanese forces was signed onboard the deck of the historical USS Missouri. With the break out of the Korean War in June 1950 the USS Missouri was deployed once again with the other Iowa Class Battleships for fire support. The USS Missouri was relegated to reserve duty in 1955, however ended up being based on complete restoration and modernization in 1986 when she was fitted with the most recent in electronic weapon systems, cruise missiles and other improvements. In 1991, the USS Missouri was deployed to eliminate in the Gulf War. Lastly, in 1993, after about a half-century of service, this historical Battleship was at last retired.

Equipment such as weaponry consisting of 40mm and 20mm weapons are dramatically reproduced.

Kit consists of two types of floatplanes, Vought OS2U Kingfishers and Curtiss SC-1 Seahawks.

Paint and assembly required.

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