1/700 JAPANESE NAVY SUBMARINE TENDER CHOGE 1942/1944 "SKY WAVE SERIES" [W263]

Product description ※Please note that product information is not in full comprehensive meaning because of the machine translation.

Product Description ■ In addition to supplying and repairing submarines, the Jinkuki-Type is the first full-scale large submarine carrier of the Japanese Navy, which is equipped with rest and accommodation facilities for crew members. The Jinkuki-Type was commissioned in 1923 (1923) by the first ship Jinkuki-Type and in 1924 (1924) by the second ship type in ().
In the early World War II, Jinkuki-Type II was deployed as a submarine squadron flagship in a truck berth in the south. In 1943 (1943), Jinkuki-Type II was a training ship for a submarine school in Kure, and in 1944 (1944), Jinkuki-Type II was engaged in a transport mission to Okinawa.
In July 1945 (1945), the war ended after being substantially damaged by an attack by a U.S. aircraft carrier in Maizuru.
After the war, Jinkuki-Type II was operated as a demobilized ship and was dismantled in 1947 (1947).
1/700 Scale Plastic Model
Offshore / Full-Hull Model Selectable
It can be produced either in 1942 or in 1944 with an additional number of probes, anti-aircraft equipment, and detorpedo launchers.
Reproducing the arrangement of 烹炊 chimney and vapor 捨管 in front of Jinkuki-Type II.
Torpedo launchers for deceptive camouflage. Decals are attached.
Type 94 No. 1 Surface Reconnaissance Aircraft is attached.
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