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Description

This is an injection-plastic ship model kit.

1/700 IJN Light Cruiser Yahagi (1944/1945)

A modern light cruiser of the Agano-class, Yahagi was commissioned at Sasebo Naval Arsenal in December 1943 as the class's third ship. Designed as the flagship of a destroyer squadron, the Agano-class was a clear departure from the older 5,500-ton light cruisers, featuring modernized hull lines and weaponry. Yahagi mounted three twin 15 cm guns and two newly developed long 8 cm twin high-angle guns.

After commissioning, Yahagi participated in major battles including the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf, during which her anti-aircraft armament was progressively reinforced. In April 1945, as flagship of the Second Torpedo Squadron, she accompanied battleship Yamato in Operation Ten-Ichi-Go, but was sunk en route to Okinawa under heavy U.S. carrier air attack, taking multiple torpedo and bomb hits.

Selectable Configurations

• April 1945, Operation Ten-Ichi-Go: 28 x 25 mm single AA guns, final sortie with Yamato.
• Post-Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944: 18 x 25 mm single AA guns, before modifications to the aircraft handling deck.
• June 1944, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea: appearance prior to reinforcement of the single AA mounts.

Features

• Accurate reproduction of the modern Agano-class hull form.
• Hull split port/starboard; wartime changes to portholes represented with dedicated parts.
• Fine details of external conduits, linoleum tie-down strips, and steel deck anti-slip patterns.
• Bridge front shelter cast as a single slide-molded part with intricate engraving.
• Gun turrets molded with ladders, joints, and hatches via slide-mold technology.
• Realistic openwork funnel tops, with separate internal baffles.
• Lower mast section reproduced as open truss structure.
• Detailed stern aircraft-handling cranes and 4.5 m rangefinder.
• Newly tooled long 8 cm twin HA guns with separate shields and barrels.
• Precision waterplane recovery crane with openwork holes.
• Includes 2 x Type 0 three-seat floatplanes (gray molding).
• Decals: 1 sheet, for floatplane markings.

Contents

• 21 runners
• 1 instruction manual
• 1 decal sheet

Note: Colors may vary slightly depending on monitor and image resolution.