Assembled model 1/700 Japanese heavy cruiser Navy Heavy Cruiser Furutaka Hasegawa 49345 "Furutaka" is a Japanese heavy cruiser laid down in 1922, launched in February 1925 and entered the Imperial Japanese Navy in March 1926. The length of the ship was 185 m, the width was 16.9 m, the total displacement was 10,300 tons. The maximum speed of the cruiser "Furutaka" was about 33 knots. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the main armament consisted of 6 203-mm guns in three twin towers, and additional armament included: 4 120-mm guns and 8 610-mm torpedo tubes. "Furutaka" was the first cruiser of this type, which bore the same name, that is, "Furutaka". These cruisers became the first modern heavy cruisers of the Japanese fleet. During their design, the restrictions resulting from the Washington Treaty, signed by the authorities in Tokyo in 1922, were also observed. Despite the limitations, ships of the "Furutaka" type were considered successful - with good main armament, and most importantly, a high maximum speed for the 1920s and 1930s. The combat career of the cruiser "Furutaka" in World War II began in December 1941 with the support of Japanese landing operations in the area of Guam and Wake Islands. Soon after, it covered landings in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. The cruiser also took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 1942), and shortly after that in one of the most famous battles of the light forces in the Pacific, the Battle of Savo Island in August 1942. The ship's last engagement was at Cape Esperance, where after hitting approx. It sank with 90 artillery shells and one torpedo on October 12, 1942.
