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Tamiya Taiho Aircraft Carrier (1:700)

Tamiya Taiho Aircraft Carrier (1:700)
Manufacturer: TAMIYA MODELS
SKU: SSIN1-11419714-WS
Manufacturer part number: 31211
GTIN: 4950344312115
Taiho was Japan's first carrier to feature an armored flight deck; consisting of 3in plate and intended to stop a 1,000lb bomb, this was also the longest to see Japanese service. The top weight of the flight deck forced a compromise of course, and this manifested itself in the elimination of one deck compared to Shokaku, in order to keep freeboard down. A further innovation was the plating of the bows up to flight-deck level, a unique Japanese instance though of course standard practice in the Royal Navy's carriers. Taiho was sunk within a few weeks of completing her shake-down. At the Battle of the Philippine Sea, she was hit by torpedoes fired from the submarine Albacore on 19 June 1944. Petrol vapor igniting some hours later caused a massive explosion and she was lost. « less
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