Japanese Destroyer Kagero
Description
This is model kit of the Japanese Navy Destroyer Kagero. The
lead ship of the Kagero class of destroyers included 19 in
total. Laid down in September 1937, the Kagero was completed in
just over 2 years and was commissioned in November 1939. While
the Kagero is recognized as an effective destroyer design, like
many of her counterparts she in fact ended up largely doing
escort work, sheepherding carriers toward their goal, as she
did in the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Later in the war she saw
action on the “Tokyo Express” runs as destroyers were tasked
with supplying and reinforcing beleaguered Japanese garrisons
in the Solomons. She met her end at the hand of U.S. mines in
1943.
Key design features of the kit
The aft deck features the additional twin 12.7cm gun turret seen
on early- WWII Kagero ships (it was replaced by antiaircraft
guns later in the war). New parts depict the paravane and
loading practice gun, plus an updated deck surface, to
accommodate the new parts.
The efficient, uncluttered original Kagero deck is captured with
great detail. New parts depict the bridge without radar room.
Clear parts are used for windows. The early- WWII Kagero mast
features less radar equipment than that on late-war ships such
as the model kit of the Japanese Destroyer Yukikaze.
