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DISCONTINUED Model Hobby 05 IJN Uranami

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Scale: 1:200
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Product code: MDH05
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ManufacturerModel Hobby
Product codeMDH05
Weight:0.10 kg
Scale1:200
Added to catalog on:13.6.2010
Tags:Uranami

Uranami was a Japanese destroyer whose keel was laid in 1927, launched in November 1928, and commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1929. The length of the ship at the time of launching was 118.4 m, width 10.4 m, and the actual full displacement - 2,050 tons. The maximum speed of the destroyer Uranami was up to 38 knots! The main armament at the time of the launch was 6 127 mm guns in three twin turrets, and the secondary armament were 25 mm cannons, depth charges, and nine 610 mm torpedo tubes with nine spare torpedoes.

Uranami was the tenth Fubuki-class destroyer. When designing destroyers of this type, the focus was on the most powerful armament - especially torpedo ones - and high maximum speed, at the expense of e.g. armor and, in particular, the living conditions of the crew. As a result, a series of ships was created that aroused the admiration of Western experts and the concern of US and British naval intelligence services! In the course of the service, however, some design shortcomings were revealed: first of all, the wrong center of gravity, which resulted in poor stability of these destroyers, as well as insufficient overall strength of the structure. However, all Fubuki-class ships underwent repairs and modernizations in the period 1935-1938, which eliminated the above-mentioned disadvantages. Undoubtedly, destroyers of this type were among the best destroyers in the world at the turn of the 1930s and 1940s, maintaining their combat value throughout the entire war in the Pacific. The destroyer Uranami began its service in World War II with actions to support Japanese landings in Malaya and Borneo in December 1941. Then, in early 1942, he fought in the waters surrounding Java and Sumatra. In June 1942, he took part in the Battle of Midway. After the battle, it was sent to the Solomon Islands, intended for fighting in the Guadalcanal area, where it was one of the elements of the so-called Tokyo Express. He fought in this area until the end of the campaign in February 1943. In 1944, he took part in the Battle of Leyte Bay, where he was sunk on October 26 of that year.

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