Product Description
- Chitose was originally completed in 1938 as a seaplane carrier, with consideration for later conversion to an aircraft carrier.
- Participated in major operations as a seaplane carrier from the beginning of the war, but when the Japanese Navy lost four aircraft carriers at once in the Battle of Midway in 1942, it was decided to convert Chitose and Chiyoda into aircraft carriers. .
- Completed in August 1943 at the Sasebo Arsenal as a light aircraft carrier with 30 aircraft.
- After participating in the Battle of Mariana Gulf in June of the following year, acted as a member of the Ozawa Fleet to attract the Halsey Fleet to help the Kurita Fleet enter Leyte Gulf in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October.
- Off the coast of Cape Engano, it was subjected to a fierce attack by the US task force, and was sunk by 3 direct hits by more than 50 US carrier-based aircraft.
- 1/700 scale plastic model
- offshore model
- Total Length: 278mm
- 1 ship
-Attached carrier-based aircraft: Zero Fighter Type 21 Bombing (additional 250kg bomb parts), Zero Fighter Type 52, Tenzan Ship Attack 3 each (same parts as S62 Japanese Navy Aircraft Set 5, S63 Japanese Navy Aircraft Set 6)
- Renewal reproduction product (old part number W73)
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 29.5 x 13.1 x 4.2 cm / 138g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- W255
- JAN code
- 4986470021812
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 1 per household.