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Fujimi 60001 1/350 IJN Battleship Haruna (June 1944)

Fujimi 60001 1/350 IJN Battleship Haruna (June 1944)
Price: AUD$302.52
Code: FU-600017

  • Haruna sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the Battle of Singapore on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • Haruna covered the Japanese landings in Malaya (now Malaysia) & the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1942.
  • Haruna engaged American forces at the Battle of Midway and during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
  • In 1943, Haruna primarily remained at Truk Lagoon (Micronesia), Kure Naval Base (near Hiroshima), Sasebo Naval Base (near Nagasaki), and the Lingga Islands (in present-day Indonesia), and deployed on several occasions in response to American carrier airstrikes on Japanese island bases.
  • in 1944, Haruna participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea & the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
  • In 1945, Haruna was transferred to Kure Naval Base, where she was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 38 on 28 July 1945.
*big kit ---> by parcel post
Size/Weight : 70 x 26.5 x 10 cm / 1500g
Availability: [Sold Out]
Weight: 1.5 kg
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