Tamiya 1/700 IJN Heavy Cruiser SUZUYA - NISB

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Tamiya 1/700 IJN Heavy Cruiser SUZUYA - NISB Kit # 311 Suzuya ( 鈴谷 ) was the third of four vessels in the Mogami-class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Suzuya river on Sakhalin. Suzuya participated in the Indian Ocean Raids, Midway, The Battle of Santa Cruz Islands & Guadalcanalduring 1942 & 43. Battle of the Philippine Sea- On 13 June 1944, Admiral Soemu Toyoda, CINC, Combined Fleet, activated the "A-Go" plan for the defense of the Mariana Islands. Suzuya was assigned to Admiral Kurita's "Force C" with the battleships Yamato, Musashi and aircraft carriers Zuiho, Chiyoda, Chitose,and cruisers Atago, Takao, Maya, Chokai, Kumano, Chikuma, Tone, and Noshiro. Later in the day, the Mobile Fleet's aircraft attacked Task Force 58 off Saipan, but suffered overwhelming losses in the "Great Mariana's Turkey Shoot". At 2030 on 20 June, two hours after she was hit by torpedoes by Grumman TBM Avengers from USS Belleau Wood, the Hiyo exploded and sank. That night, Suzuya retired with the remnants of the Japanese fleet to Okinawa. Back in Kure on 25 June 1944, Suzuya was refit once again. Four triple-mount and 10 single-mount Type 96 25 mm AA guns were installed, bringing the total to 50 barrels (14×3 and 18×1) and a Type 22 surface search radar and Type 13 air-search radar were fitted. On 8 July, Suzuya departed Kure back for Singapore and Brunei, and was involved in fleet training and patrols in the Singapore-Brunei area through October. By this time, her Type 22 Kai 4M radar was upgraded to Kai 4S for fire control. Battle of Leyte Gulf-In late October, the Japanese fleet assembled in Brunei in response to the threatened American invasion of the Philippines. On 25 October 1944, in the Battle off Samar, Suzuya engaged the three "Jeep carriers" in American Task Group 77.4, but was attacked by ten TBM Avenger torpedo-bombers. A near-miss destroyed her port propeller. At 1050, Suzuya was attacked by 30 other carrier aircraft. Another near-miss caused the Long Lance torpedoes in Suzuya's No. 1 torpedo tubes to explode, which in turn started other fires, damaged the starboard engine rooms and the No. 7 boiler room. Suzuya was abandoned at 1150, and at 1322 sank at 11°45.2′N 126°11.2′E.[4] Destroyer Okinami took off Captain Teraoka and 401 crewmen. US warships later rescued further sailors. This has been sitting in my model stash for a while and I will never gert around to building them. My loss is your gain... USPS Priority S/H: $6.65 (US Only) includes Delivery Conformation. I combine multiple items . Payment via PayPal only. No returns, all sales are FINAL. TERMS AND COND ITIONS : PAYMENT: Payment is due 3 days after auction closes. Paypal is preferred with CONFIRMED ADDRESSES ONLY. T his is for the seller’s protection under Paypal’s policy. There are exceptions to this but buyer must contact me prior to bidding. SHIPPING: Once I receive payment I will ship your item within five business days. I do not make money on shipping so if there is a significant difference you will receive a refund. I only sell in the U.S.A MISC.: Please email me any questions or request for more pictures before bidding. I do my best with the descriptions but I don’t always know all the information about the items. All items are sold “as-is” from a smoke free home. Also, I do not include an invoice unless requested. read more

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