A plastic model that requires assembly and painting. Separate tools, paint, etc. are required.
Like the name ship Shoho, Zuiho was first launched in June 1936 as the oil tanker Takasaki. However, midway through construction, the plan was changed to a submarine carrier, and it became certain that the ship would be completed after the deadline of the London Disarmament Treaty, so the plan was changed again and the ship was completed as a small aircraft carrier. Thus, Zuiho was completed in December 1940, one year before Shoho, which had been completed as a submarine carrier but was converted into an aircraft carrier. At the outbreak of war in December 1941, Zuiho formed the 3rd Air Squadron with Hosho, but at that time it was the era of regular aircraft carriers, so it was probably more like a training ship. During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, she belonged to the 2nd Fleet, the attack force, and carried out airborne surveillance with her aircraft, but she was far away from the damaged 1st Fleet, so she was not used in actual combat. is not participating. Later, due to the reorganization, the 1st fleet was assigned to 5 battleships, the 3rd fleet was 1st battleship, etc. Around 1944, the flight deck was renovated to extend the flight deck by 15m, and electric search and jet guns were installed. It was also equipped at this time, and fought in this form during the Battle of Mariana Gulf and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

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船・潜水艦