IJN Mikura Class Escort Ship Kurahashi Yashiro (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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-The marine defense ship [Kurahashi] [Yashiro] was commissioned in 1944 as the 5th and 6th ships of the Mikura-type marine defense ship.
-Following the Etorofu type, the Mikura type was operated for the fleet escort on the southern route.
-In order to strengthen the capabilities of anti-aircraft and anti-submarine weapons, the main gun was changed from a flat gun to a high-angle gun and equipped with one single unit at the front and one continuous unit at the rear, with a total of three gates. The number of torpedoes installed has also increased significantly from 36 to 120, and the number of torpedo projectors has been increased to two.
-[Kurahashi] [Yashiro] survived the Great War by engaging in fleet escorts for Manila and Singapore. After the war, both ships were designated as special minesweepers of the Ominato region decommissioned local pipe, and a minesweeping mission near Kikaijima Island. It hit.
-In 1947, [Kurahashi] was transferred to England and [Yashiro] to the Republic of China as a compensation ship.

-Offshore model
-Total length: about 111 mm
-2 vessels included: 1 each for [Kurahashi] and [Yashiro]
-Flag, flag pole color-etched parts (the flag can be bent by hand to reproduce how it flutters in the wind), and ship name plate included.
-With commentary on post-war minesweeping activities by marine vessels (A4 1 sheet)

Item Size/Weight : 29.3 x 13.2 x 3.4 cm / 104g