{"product_id":"aoshima-06656-1-700-japanese-navy-heavy-cruiser-takao","title":"Aoshima 06656 1\/700 Japanese Navy Heavy Cruiser Takao","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Washington Disarmament Conference prevented the creation of the 8.8 Fleet, and the Japanese Navy was forced to be at a disadvantage, having 60% as many capital ships as the United States. With the idea of compensating for this inferiority with other ship types, they focused on the shell-class cruiser, which had no restrictions on the amount it could carry, had a displacement of less than 10,000 tons, and could carry the largest eight-inch caliber gun among auxiliary ships. However, they decided to build a large number of these shell-class cruisers to compensate for their inferiority in capital ship strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing this policy, four Myoko-class cruisers were built, each with a displacement of 10,000 tons -- just below the treaty limit -- and equipped with ten 20-centimeter guns and eight torpedo tubes. However, since U.S. and British shell-class cruisers were equipped with eight-inch (20.3cm)-caliber guns as stipulated by the treaty, the next ships to be built were changed to eight-inch guns, improving the striking power of the naval guns, and using a swivel-type gun. Her attack power was increased by upping it with torpedo tubes. This was the Takao-class cruiser.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAoshima brings us a 1\/700-scale waterline model kit of the Takao, a heavy cruiser that is still popular due to its majesty! Her late-war appearance, including her characteristic bridge, plus the electric probes and anti-aircraft guns added through modernization, can be accurately reproduced in a simple and easy-to-assemble parts configuration. Newly designed equipment has been added, including machine guns, high-angle guns, and aircraft catapults. Many parts are slide-molded for density and precision; in addition to armaments such as destroyer main guns and machine guns, carrier-based aircraft and other equipment have been updated. The following parts are updated with new molds:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eType 96 25mm triple machine gun\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eType 96 25mm machine gun\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eNo. 13 electric probe\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eNo. 22 electric probe\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e60cm signal searchlight\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eType 89 12.7cm twin high-angle gun\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e110cm signal searchlight\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e11m fire launch\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e12cm fire launch\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e12m fire boat\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e9mm cutter\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eRadial davit\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKure Type 2 Type 5 injection machine\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eChrysanthemum emblem\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAnchor\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"AOSHIMA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835108130952,"sku":"A006656","price":36.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/3150\/4008\/files\/A006656-1_9230b775-2ce8-467e-9fc4-64870853a66f.jpg?v=1773277999","url":"https:\/\/hobbiesonline.com.au\/products\/aoshima-06656-1-700-japanese-navy-heavy-cruiser-takao","provider":"Hobbies Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}