Tamiya 1/700 Us Navy Battleship Missouri Plastic Model Kit

The Iowa Class Battleships were the largest and final excellent battleships of the US Navy. They consisted of the BB-61 Iowa, the BB-62 New Jersey, and the 3rd ship, the well-known BB-63 Battleship Missouri. These ships, which boasted a remarkable 212,000hp allowing a 33knots max speed, were armed with massive 40.6cm primary guns. The Iowa Class ships stretched 270.4m however were relatively thin, with only 33m max length, allowing these ships to travel through the Panama Canal. Being commissioned in June 1944, the USS Missouri took part in lots of operations during the Pacific War including 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 historic USS Missouri. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 the USS Missouri was deployed again with the other Iowa Class Battleships for fire assistance. The USS Missouri was relegated to reserve duty in 1955, however became subject to finish remodelling and modernization in 1986 when she was fitted with the most recent in electronic weapon systems, cruise rockets and other improvements. In 1991, the USS Missouri was deployed to eliminate in the Gulf War. Finally, in 1993, after about a half-century of service, this historic Battleship was at last retired.

Equipment such as armament including 40mm and 20mm guns are greatly reproduced.

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

Paint and assembly required.

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