Product Description

Takao was a heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the lead ship of the Takao-class heavy cruisers.
Construction of the ship was commenced at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in April 1927, and the ship was given the name "Takao" in June of the same year, and launched in May 1930.
After being commissioned in May 1932, she was assigned to the Second Fleet, Fourth Squadron.
At the start of the Pacific War, the ship was involved in the Southern Campaign, taking part in the Second and Third Battles of the Solomon Islands in 1942, and in the Central Pacific in 1943.
After participating in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 and the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October of the same year, the ship was sabotaged by a British midget submarine while anchored in Singapore for repairs, and remained moored until the end of the war.
After the war, it was taken over by the Royal Navy and scuttled in the Straits of Malacca along with Myoko in 1946.

The standard kit comes with decals, etchings and a metal chain.
In addition to the contents of the regular version, the DX version comes with brass turned parts, resin parts, and six etched parts.


Item Size/Weight : 68 x 20.7 x 10 cm / 1614g

Product Specifications

Country

Japan

Item code

BELBV350904DX

JAN code

4571628233638

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