Tamiya 31343 1/700 Japanese Heavy Cruiser Suzuya (鈴谷)

World War Two
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
3rd Mogami-class heavy cruiser (Total 4), named after the Suzuya river on Karafuto, Japan
Invasion of Malaya (December 1941)
The Hunt for Force Z (Royal Navy battleship Prince of Wales, battlecruiser Repulse) on 9 December 1941 - with Chōkai; Kumano; submarine I-65; light cruiser Sendai.
Invasion of Sarawak (December 1941) - with Kumano,
Indian Ocean Raid (6 April 1942) - sank 5 British & American ships (with Suzuya; destroyer Shirakumo & Shiokaze汐風)
Battle of Midway (5 June 1942) - Involved in the collision of Mikuma and Mogami
Invasion of Burma (28 July 1942)
Invasion of Guadalcanal (7 August 1942)
Operations in the Solomon Islands (14 November 1942 ~ January 1943) - Bombardment of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal on 14 November. (Suzuya with cruisers Maya (damaged), Tenryū, Chōkai (damaged), Kinugasa (sank) and Isuzu; destroyers Kazagumo, Makigumo, Michishio, Yūgumo, Asashio and Arashio )
repair & refit at Kure (12 January 1943) - AA guns was added. A Type 21 air search radar were installed.
refit at Kure (6 April 1943) - Two twin-mount 13mm machine guns were replaced by two triple-mount Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns.
Evacuation of Truk (1 February 1944)
refit at Singapore (24 March 1944) - eight single-mount Type 96 25 mm AA guns were installed.
Battle of the Philippine Sea 13 June 1944) - Suzuya with the battleships Yamato, Musashi and aircraft carriers Zuihō, Chiyoda, Chitose, and cruisers Atago, Takao, Maya, Chōkai, Kumano, Chikuma, Tone and Noshiro.
refit at Kure (25 June 1944) - Four triple-mount & 10 single-mount Type 96 25 mm AA guns were installed [Total 50 barrels (14×3 and 18×1)]. Type 22 surface search radar and Type 13 air-search radar were fitted.
Battle of Leyte Gulf (25 October 1944) - Battle off Samar, Suzuya was hit by 2 torpedoes from TBM Avenger. Suzuya was sunk at 13:22. Survivors was rescued by Okinami.

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Tamiya 31341 1/700 Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami (最上)

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Suzuya was at Kure before upgrading her main guns to 20.3cm (completed on 30 September 1939) [photo: 5 January 1939]

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