Aoshima 1/700 Waterline No.219 Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Hiryu japan NEW

Aoshima's Water Line has been renewed with more precision! A 1/700 scale plastic model kit of the IJN Aircraft Carrier Hiryu, known for her exploits in the early stages of the Pacific War and for her heroic battle at the Battle of Midway. The parts are designed to be simple and easy to assemble, and can be accurately reproduced. In addition to the usual machine guns, high-angle guns and other outfits, anti-aircraft guns with a shield (smoke shield) on the starboard side, where the chimney is located, have been newly designed and added. The use of slide molds allows for precise and accurate molding! ? Main arms such as destroyer main guns and machine guns, as well as shipboard aircraft and various outfits have also been updated! New outfitting parts renewed with new molds! Type 94 shooting device Type 89 12.7cm twin anti-aircraft gun Type 89 12.7cm twin-barreled anti-aircraft gun (smoke shield) Type 96 25mm machine gun Type 96 25mm machine gun (smoke shield) Type 96 25mm triple-barreled machine gun 12-meter internal-fire launcher 12-meter internal fire launch Radial davit 9-meter cutter Chrysanthemum crest Anchor [Type of ship: Aircraft Carrier] [Country: Japan] [Ship History] The Hiryu and Soryu were aircraft carriers built under the London Disarmament Treaty of 1930, and were built under the Disarmament Expansion Plan of 1934. Soryu" was completed at the end of 1937, and "Hiryu" was completed at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on July 5, 1939, after further improvements to "Soryu". Based on the operational experience of the previously completed Soryu and Kaga, the bridge of Hiryu was placed in the center of the hull so as not to interfere with the launching aircraft, but since the bridge on the starboard side was above the chimney, it was placed on the port side. Although this arrangement was favorable in terms of weight distribution, it was found that the airflow from the bridge had a negative impact on landing craft. The only aircraft carriers built after this were built with the bridge on the starboard side, and only Hiryu and Akagi were built with the bridge on the port side, giving the ship a unique appearance. However, the "Hiryu" became an extremely successful and influential aircraft carrier, with a speed of over 34 knots, improved hull strength, increased defenses, and 57 aircraft on board. Hiryu's war record began with the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941, followed by the invasion of Wake Island, the mopping up of Java and New Guinea, and the Indian Ocean campaign, where the bombers aboard her had an astonishing hit rate and sank the British aircraft carrier "Hermies" and the heavy cruiser "Conwal". In the Indian Ocean campaign, the ship's bombers achieved an astonishing hit rate, sinking the British aircraft carrier "Hermies" and the heavy cruiser "Conwall. At the end of May 1942, Hiryu left Japan to participate in the fateful Battle of Midway. Early in the morning of June 5, 1942, Captain Tomonaga of the Hiryu judged that the first attack was insufficient and requested a land attack, leading to a hectic situation in which the air units that were in ship attack gear waiting on the mother ship were switched to land attack gear. In addition, a reconnaissance plane reported the discovery of an enemy task force, and the air force again changed its equipment to ship attack equipment. The Hiryu was the only one unscathed, so it launched an attack on the U.S. aircraft carriers and disabled the U.S. carrier USS Yorktown. However, the remaining two carriers were hit by a bombing run from the attack force, and four bombs and two close-range bombs hit the carrier, which caught fire and rendered it unseaworthy. After it was determined that rescue was hopeless, the destroyers Arashi and Nomu carried out a lightning attack, and the ship was thought to have sunk, but a plane aboard the Hosho found it drifting, and it was hurriedly sent to rescue it, but by the time it arrived in the area, there was no one to be found. *The image shown is a prototype. *The series No. will continue after renewal. We recommend that you confirm the contents when you reserve or purchase. [Plastic model]. Brand AOSHIMA Series 1/700 Water Line No.219 Scale 1/700 (From Aoshima Bunka Kyozai website)