This class is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's third-generation missile destroyer, and the lead ship, the Hatakaze, was built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard and commissioned on March 27, 1986.
Compared to its predecessor, the Tachikaze class, this is the first missile destroyer to be gas turbine-powered, and the missile launcher has been moved from the rear to the front to counter air threats from the front.
To protect the launchers from waves, it is the only destroyer to be equipped with a bulwark on its bow.
On October 24, 2014, it was reorganized and incorporated into the 1st Escort Division, 1st Escort Flotilla, but in March 2020 it will be replaced by its successor, the Maya, and will be reclassified as a training ship.
The kit includes newly molded parts for the hull and satellite communications antenna.
You can recreate the latest Hatakaze.
- Newly added parts: Full-hull hull bottom, satellite communication antenna
- New decals included for new arrivals, walkways, etc.
- Choice of offshore or full-hull model
- Includes one ship
- Completed size: 214mm long
This product is a plastic model kit that requires assembly and painting.
- Assembly and painting require additional adhesives, tools, paints, etc.
- "Plastic Model" is a registered trademark of the Japan Plastic Model Industrial Cooperative.
(From Amazon.co.jp)
This is a plastic model kit that requires assembly and painting. Additional adhesives, tools, paints, etc. are required.
1/700 scale unpainted plastic assembly kit
Completed size: Approximately 214mm long
Choice of offshore or full-hull model
Newly added parts include a full-hull hull bottom and satellite communication antenna, recreating the latest appearance of the "Hatakaze.
