Tamiya 31460 - 1/700 Shimakaze Japanese Navy Destroyer No.460 田宮軍事模型食水綫系列 雙星孖星  [31460]

Shimakaze Specifications

• Displacement: 2567 tons
• Length: 129.5m
• Power: 75000hp
• Max. Recorded Speed: 40.9 lnots
• Torpedos: 61cm quintuple tubes x3
• Main gun: 12.7cm twin guns x3
• Radar: Type 22x1, Tpe 13x1
• Commissioned: May 10, 1943 at Maizuru Naval Arsenal

The Shimakaze was a destroyer that once could boast being one of the fastest on the seas at 40.9 knots, thanks to 75,000hp from her steam turbines. Her quintuple torpedo launchers were designed especially for her. While 16 ships were originally planned for her class, she ended up the only one of her kind. She was commissioned on May 10th, 1943 and served across the theater of conflict until she was sunk in an attack by U.S. aircraft in the Battle of Ormoc Bay, November 1944.

The Shimakaze Waterline model kit was originally released in 1972. This 2017 version of the model kit is completely new as it was designed using up-to-date documents to re-capture her with superb accuracy.

• Length: 185mm.
• The slimline hull is recreated using left and right halves.
• Separate deck parts feature exquisite molding, with details such as anchor chains.
• Slide-molded 12.7cm twin gun turret depictions offer excellent accuracy.
• Main guns and quintuple torpedo tube mounts are assembled using poly caps to allow their rotation.
• Features a faithful rendering of the bridge and mast.
• Decals are included in the kit to recreate linoleum deck sections and more.
• The model finishes at the waterline, allowing recreation of the Shimakaze at sea.