31806 Tamiya - 1/700 Hood & E Class Destroyer  [31806]

Regarding the Battle Cruiser Hood & E Class Destroyers

Integrated might 1920, the British Battle Cruiser Hood featured a displacement of 48,360t. Flagship associated with the Royal Navy, for near 2 full decades she was recognized among the list of globe's largest warships. On 23rd, 1941, the Hood was in fact accompanied by the battleship Prince of Wales, two F Class destroyers, and two E course destroyers, as they make an effort to hunt down mammoth German battleship Bismarck and hefty cruiser Prinz Eugen. On early morning connected with 24th, Hood involved the German vessels, firing at Prinz Eugen. The German vessels came ultimately back fire with Hood hit by Bismarck. The hit penetrated the woman deck, detonating the lady ammunition and ultimately causing an explosion blowing the Hood in two. Combined with loss in its symbolic flagship, the Royal Navy also suffered the increasing loss of 1,416 men, their utmost lack of WWII. The 2 E Class destroyers which accompanied Hood, Echo and Electra, escaped unharmed. Echo and Electra had been built-in 1934 and showcased a 1,350 ton displacement with a top speed of 36 knots. Echo proceeded doing convoy obligation inside Arctic and Mediterranean with Electra serving within the Pacific including serving in Battle of Malaya and Battle for the Java Sea.

Specs & Features

• Highly detailed 1/700 scale variety of the united kingdom battle cruiser Hood and E Class destroyer.
• Overall size: Hood 375mm, E Class 143mm
• E program model features easy-to-assemble left/right half design.
• Portals, bridge, deck and flared center reproduced in faithful information.
• Hood's primary weapons and E Class main tools and torpedo launchers are moveable thanks to usage of polycaps.
• Kit includes marking figures for several 9 E course destroyers produced.