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 consisted of the BB-61 Iowa, the BB-62 New Jersey, and the third ship, the popular BB-63 Battleship Missouri. These ships, which boasted an incredible 212,000hp permitting a 33knots max speed, were armed with enormous 40.6cm primary guns. The Iowa Class ships extended 270.4m however were reasonably thin, with only 33m max length, allowing these ships to go through the Panama Canal. Being commissioned in June 1944, the USS Missouri took part in lots of operations during the Pacific War consisting of bombardments 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 released again with the other Iowa Class Battleships for fire support. The USS Missouri was relegated to reserve task in 1955, however became based on complete renovation 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 released to eliminate in the Gulf War. Lastly, in 1993, after about a half-century of service, this historic Battleship was at last retired.

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

Kit consists of 2 kinds of floatplanes, Vought OS2U Kingfishers and Curtiss SC-1 Seahawks.

Paint and assembly required.

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