Tamiya 31349 IJN Japanese Light Cruiser Abukuma 1/700 Scale Kit

Fast and well-armed with seven 140mm guns and eight torpedo tubes, the cruiser first saw action in Chinese waters, protecting transports near Shanghai. It then acted as flagship for the destroyers that escorted the Pearl Harbor carrier strike force in December, 1941. The Abukuma was also present at several battles in the South Pacific as well as the Aleutian Islands, before finally being sunk off the coast of the Philippines by U.S. aircraft in 1944. About the Model 1/700 scale assembly kit model of the Japanese Navy Light Cruiser Abukuma. Model depicts the Abukuma as she appeared during the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941. Includes parts for the ship's cutters and reconnaissance floatplane. Catapult and all seven 140mm gun mounts feature polycaps for free rotation even after assembly. « less