Aoshima 020451 1/700 Japanese Navy Seaplane Tender Kamikawa-Maru

Built as a cargo ship for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, the ship was assigned to the New York route, but with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, it was requisitioned as a special seaplane carrier and engaged in operations on the Chinese front.

During the Pacific War, he participated in the invasion of the Dutch East Indies and the evacuation of Kiska Island. In May 1943, while on a transport mission, she was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine.

Features

• This kit is a 1/700 scale plastic model kit of the Kamikawa Maru, which was converted into a special purpose seaplane carrier.
  
• The parts are simple and easy to assemble, with only the essential features, allowing for accurate reproduction.
  
• Newly designed equipment has been added, including twin 25mm machine guns and aircraft catapults.

Newly redesigned outfitting parts

• Type 96 25mm twin machine gun
  
• Kure Type 2-5 Launch Vehicle (Aircraft Catapult)
  
• Type 0 water reconnaissance aircraft
  
• Type 94 water reconnaissance aircraft
  
• Type 95 water reconnaissance aircraft
  
• (Anchor) Anchor