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

Concerning the Battle Cruiser Hood & E Course Destroyers

Built in might 1920, the British Battle Cruiser Hood showcased a displacement of 48,360t. Flagship regarding the Royal Navy, for near two decades she was recognized as one of the world's largest warships. On 23rd, 1941, the Hood ended up being accompanied by the battleship Prince of Wales, two F Class destroyers, and two E course destroyers, as they set out to search for mammoth German battleship Bismarck and hefty cruiser Prinz Eugen. Regarding morning of 24th, Hood engaged the German vessels, firing at Prinz Eugen. The German ships came back fire with Hood hit by Bismarck. The hit penetrated her deck, detonating the woman ammo and resulting in an explosion blowing the Hood in half. Combined with loss in its symbolic flagship, the Royal Navy additionally suffered losing 1,416 males, their greatest loss in WWII. The 2 E Class destroyers which accompanied Hood, Echo and Electra, escaped unharmed. Echo and Electra were integrated 1934 and featured a 1,350 ton displacement with a high speed of 36 knots. Echo proceeded to do convoy duty within the Arctic and Mediterranean with Electra serving in Pacific including serving inside Battle of Malaya and Battle of this Java water.

Specs & Features

• Definitely detailed 1/700 scale model of the Uk battle cruiser Hood and E Class destroyer.
• General length: Hood 375mm, E Class 143mm
• E Class model features easy-to-assemble left/right half design.
• Portals, bridge, deck and flared center reproduced in faithful information.
• Hood's main firearms and E Class main guns and torpedo launchers are moveable thanks to utilization of polycaps.
• Kit includes marking figures for all 9 E Class destroyers produced.