Assembled model Agano Light Cruiser Warship Tamiya 31314
The Agano class is said to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing warships in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The main tasks of a light cruiser are the protection of large ships from attacks by enemy destroyers and the management of its own flotilla of destroyers. The old cruisers "Nagara" and "Kuma" led the flotillas together with destroyers "Minekaze" and "Momi", also old. For the new destroyers - Kagera and Yogumo - they could no longer be used due to their lower speed. The relatively small space for the leadership of the new associations created additional problems. In short, the fleet needed modern cruisers. In the third fleet replacement program called "Maru Yon" from 1939, new cruisers were given primary attention. The namesake of the new class, the cruiser Agano (German for "floating ford" after a Japanese river) was commissioned on October 31, 1941, a little less than a month before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He made his first combat sortie in front of Wake on December 16, 1942. Subsequently deployed in front of Truk, it was used as a fast army transport between Ujina and Rabaul. Slightly damaged in the Battle of Bougainville on October 31, 1943, she was lucky during the bombardment of Rabula on November 5 of the same year. This luck lasted only until November 11, when an enemy aircraft carrier damaged Agano with a torpedo hit. The next day, when crossing to home waters, it was torpedoed again, but it was still possible to be towed home to Truk. Emergency repairs lasted until January. February 1944. The next day she left Truk under the protection of the destroyer Okikaze and U-Hunter No. 26 Truk for proper repairs in Japan. On the way, she came across the pipes of the American submarine "Skate". It was not possible to contain the serious damage and the spreading fire, so the order came to abandon the ship. On February 17, 1944, the elegant ship capsized and sank to the position of 10 ° 11' north latitude and 151 ° 42' east longitude. 523 sailors were saved. so the order came to abandon ship. On February 17, 1944, the elegant ship capsized and sank to the position of 10 ° 11' north latitude and 151 ° 42' east longitude. 523 sailors were saved. so the order came to abandon ship. On February 17, 1944, the elegant ship capsized and sank to the position of 10 ° 11' north latitude and 151 ° 42' east longitude. 523 sailors were saved.
The kit includes:
6 frames with details
decal (sticker)
scheme for painting the model
detailed instructions
Glue, paint are not included in the set
