Plastic model 1/700 WWII USS BB-44 USS California 1941 "Skywave Series" [W187]

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Product Description ■ The Tennessee class battleship is a strengthened and improved version of the former new mexico class consisting of two ships of Tennessee and California.
The second California class ship was commissioned on August 10, 1921. It was equipped with a full-scale electric propulsion engine for enhanced protection and damage control.
The main guns were equipped with 12 50-caliber, 35.6 cm guns as well as the new mexico class, and it became a powerful ship with more guns than the Yamashiro and Ise class battleships of the Japanese Navy that were completed around the same time.
In addition, the Main class was modernized in 1930. Only 12 secondary guns, 3 inch high-angle guns were replaced with 5 inch guns, and 3 aircraft were loaded.
On December 7, 1941, California, which was anchored at Pearl Harbor, was attacked by the Japanese Navy, and landed heavily with 2 torpedoes and 2 bombs. However, it was lifted in 1942 and underwent modernization renovation and returned to the front line.
The kit reproduces the appearance of Pearl Harbor in 1941 characterized by 2 basket masts in front and back.
Includes 1 basket masts and 1 front and 2 back basket masts
Includes 2 OS2U Kingfisher observation aircraft
Offshore / full hull model selection type
Includes 1 ship
[Product details]
Size when completed : total length approx. 272 mm
* Release date has been changed.