Description
By a large margin, the Yamato and Musashi were the largest battleshipsever built and were the product of advancing Japanese technology. Theywere twice the displacement of most Allied battleships and their 18.1-inchguns could outrange anything in the Allied arsenal. It was the hope ofthe Imperial Japanese Navy that such characteristics would allow themto circumvent the Allies numerical superiority. However, when warcame, it soon became clear the submarine and, in particular, aircraft haderoded the battleships role in the world.
The Musashi was lost during theBattle of Leyte Gulf (during which these two ships formed the core ofthe Imperial Japanese Navys fleet) while the Yamato was later sunk by 10torpedoes and 23 bombs during a suicide run to Okinawa.
Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
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