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TAMIYA
TAMIYA 1/700 JAPANESE LIGHT CRUISER ABUKUMA
$51.50
Product Information
A Pearl Harbor Escort
The Abukuma was a smartly designed 5500 ton light cruiser completed in 1925 as the sixth ship of the Nagara class. Armed with seven 14cm guns and four dual 61cm torpedo launchers and with a top speed of 36 knots, she had significant offensive capabilities. During a training exercise in October 1930, the Abukuma lost its bow, so it became the only ship in the Nagara-class to have the high double curved bow for better seaworthiness. While undergoing modernization, the Abukuma was fitted with powerful two quadruple 61cm torpedo launchers. During the Pacific War, it served as the flagship for the 1st Destroyer Squadron and as an escort for the Pearl Harbor attack force. She also took part in "the miraculous operation," the withdrawal from Kiska. Abukuma's luck ran out in October 1944, when she met her final fate at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Specifications
Specifications:
- Displacement: 5,170 tons (at time of construction)
- Length: 162.15 m
- Beam: 14.17 m
- Propulsion: 4 steam turbines
- Speed: 36 knots
- Armament:
• 14 cm guns ×7
• Quadruple 61 cm torpedo launchers ×2
About the Model:
- This is a 1/700 scale plastic assembly kit.
- Classic design featuring a long, narrow hull and three accurately reproduced funnels.
- Hull is divided into left and right halves. Abukuma was the only Nagara-class ship with a double-curved bow. Fine details, including telegram lines, are realistically depicted.
- Model represents the ship as she appeared at the time of Pearl Harbor, complete with quadruple torpedo launchers, seven 14 cm guns, various anti-aircraft equipment, and a uniquely shaped shelter-style deck.
- The 14 cm guns and catapult are fully rotatable.
- Offers an interesting comparison to other 5,500-ton light cruisers in the Kuma and Nagara classes.
Item Dimensions - Without Packaging:
- Length (mm) = 230
- Scale = 1:700
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