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Fujimi 401386 Fifth Carrier Division Shokaku Zuikaku/ Oboro/ Akigumo

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ManufacturerFujimi
Product codefjm401386
Weight:0.06 kg
Ean:4968728401386
Scale1:3000
Added to catalog on:20.9.2019
Tags:IJN-Akigumo IJN-Zuikaku IJN-Shokaku

Shokaku (Japanese: Flying Crane) was a Japanese aircraft carrier, the keel of which was laid in 1937, launched in June 1939, and commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in August 1941. The ship was 257.5 meters long, 26 meters wide, and had a full displacement of 32,100 tons. The maximum speed of the aircraft carrier Shokaku was around 34 knots, and its main armament was 84 on-board planes.

Shokaku - along with its twin ship Zuikaku - was approved for construction under the "Zero 3" and "Zero 4" fleet expansion plans, which envisaged a significant enhancement of the offensive capacity of the Japanese Navy. limitations resulting from the Washington Treaty. The design of the Shokaku was based on the experience gained so far from the operation of other aircraft carriers - mainly Hiryu and Soryu ships. The hull was also refined in terms of hydrodynamics, adding the so-called Taylor pear at the bow. However, similarly to other Japanese aircraft carriers of that time, the armor - especially the flight deck - was treated as a secondary treatment. During World War II, Shokaku participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. year In 1942, he took part in the Japanese naval raid on the Indian Ocean, and a few months later he fought in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Due to the damage there, it was withdrawn to the repair shipyard, which made it impossible for him to take part in the Battle of Midway (June 1942). In the second half of 1942, Shokaku also fought in the battle near the Santa Cruz Islands and the Solomon Islands. Shokaku was sunk by the American submarine USS Cavalla during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944.

Akigumo was a Japanese destroyer whose keel was laid in 1940, launched in April 1941, and commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in September 1941. The length of the ship at the time of launching was 118.5 m, width 10.8 m, and the actual full displacement - 2,490 tons. The maximum speed of destroyer Akigumo was up to 35 knots. The main armament at the time of the launch was 6 127 mm guns in three twin turrets, and the secondary armament was 4 25 mm cannons, depth charge launchers and eight 610 mm torpedo tubes with eight spare torpedoes.

Akigumo was the nineteenth and last Kagero-class destroyer. Units of this type were created as part of the Japanese fleet expansion program of 1937 and 1939. They returned to the use of strong artillery (6 127 mm guns), which had already appeared on the Fubuki-class destroyers in the 1920s. The provisions of the disarmament treaties were also not respected, thanks to the czum the Japanese designers had complete freedom in designing. As a result, ships with strong artillery and torpedo armaments, good sea performance, and especially - unlike the previous Japanese destroyers - had no problems with stability and overall durability of the structure. The only drawback was the weak anti-aircraft armament, which, however, was systematically strengthened during the war in the Pacific. Destroyer Akigumo's combat career began in World War II with the cover of Japanese carriers attacking the Pearl Harbor base in December 1941. From the second half of 1942, Akigumo served in the area of the islands of the Solomon Islands archipelago, fighting in the struggle for Guadalcanal. He became famous there with the serious damage to the USS Hornet aircraft carrier on October 27, 1942. At the turn of 1943-1944, Akigumo was modernized: it received new radars and its anti-aircraft armament was significantly strengthened. After the modernization, the ship returned to service, but on April 11, 1944, she was sunk by the USS Redfin submarine.

Zuikaku (Japanese Crane Bringing Happiness) was a Japanese aircraft carrier, the keel of which was laid in 1938, launched in November 1939, and commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in September 1941. The ship was 257 meters long, 26 meters wide, and had a full displacement of 32,000 tons. The maximum speed of the aircraft carrier Zuikaku was around 34 knots, and its main armament was 84 on-board planes.

Zuikaku - along with its twin ship Shokaku - was approved for construction as part of the "Zero 3" and "Zero 4 fleet expansion plans", which envisaged a significant enhancement of the offensive potential of the Japanese Navy. At the same time, the focus was primarily on the maximum speed of the new aircraft carrier and its strike force, while the armor - especially the flight deck - was treated secondarily, which negatively distinguished all Japanese carriers from the initial period of World War II from their counterparts in the British fleet. In World War II, Zuikaku took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In January 1942, the deck planes from this turn participated in the attack on Rabaul, and a few months later fought in the Battle of the Coral Sea. In the meantime, he was withdrawn to a ship repair yard, which prevented him from taking part in the Battle of Midway (June 1942). In 1942, Zuikaku also fought in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands where he was instrumental in the sinking of the American aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The Zuikaku was sunk by American on-board planes in October 1944 during the Battle of Leyte.

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