Product Description

- Introducing a limited edition of the Type II Special Type Destroyer [Ayanami], a hero of the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea.
- On the 15th of 1942, despite losing the battleship Hiei in the previous naval battle, the Japanese Navy decided to re-enter Guadalcanal using the remaining battleship Kirishima as the main force of its bombardment force.
At this time, the destroyer Ayanami was on an advanced patrol task force when a US surface force consisting of two battleships and four destroyers appeared before her, having been dispatched to intercept the Japanese fleet.
- At the time, Ayanami was the only ship operating alone, and launched a torpedo and gun battle against the American fleet, destroying the destroyers Preston and Walke with her guns, and finishing off Walke with a torpedo attack. Her torpedoes also hit the Benham, causing it to sink.
- They also managed to sink the Preston, which was heavily damaged and on fire by the bombardment, and the shells fired at the new battleship South Dakota damaged the ship's electrical wiring, causing problems with its combat operations in the battle.
- It is said that Ayanami's exploits made such an impression on the director of the anime Evangelion that he adopted the name Rei Ayanami for the character in this film.

[Product details]
- Etching parts include window frames, boat davits and a torpedo loading crane.



Item Size/Weight : 22.3 x 10 x 4.1 cm / 107g

Product Specifications

Country

Japan

Item code

NVE13

JAN code

4571397020873

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