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HMS Prince of Wales
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1/350 HMS Prince of Wales built by Scott Spencer
Kit - BB211 - $31.95
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A Piece of Naval History
The British Battleship
Prince of Wales was the second ship of the King George V class. Soon
after her completion in March 1941, she was involved in the historic
hunt for the German battleship Bismarck. In October she was deployed to
South-East Asia to fortify the important British post of Singapore.
However, her short career of a mere 9 months came to a dramatic end when
intercepted by Japanese bombers in what was to be known as the "Battle
of Malaya". Tamiya is proud to add the Prince of Wales as she stood
during this historic naval battle to our high quality Water Line Series.
Kit also features Japanese planes Type 96 "Nell" and Type 1 "Betty"
attack bombers for a complete set to accurately recreate battle scene.
Battle of Malaya
On December 8, following
the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Prince of Wales left Singapore
after receiving intelligence that Japanese troops had begun to land in
Malaya. The British Eastern Fleet under Admiral Philips, including the
Prince of Wales, intended to meet the enemy at the Kuantan and attack a
Japanese convoy. However, the intelligence was wrong and Kuantan was "as
quiet as a rainy Sunday afternoon". On her way back to Singapore in the
morning of December 10, the Prince of Wales was spotted by a Japanese
scout plane. She was soon after attacked and badly damaged by Japanese
Type 96 "Nell" and Type 1 "Betty" attack bombers. With her speed
reduced, she came under waves of aircraft attacks, until she exploded
and sunk stern first.
Type 1 Attack Bomber "Betty"
An Imperial Japanese Navy
ground attack bomber delivered from 1940. Thanks to the dual mounted
Mitsubishi air-cooled 14 cylinder engines, she boasted a combat range of
over 4,200km. Widely used throughout the Pacific during WWII, she could
carry a weapon's load of up to 1,000kg.
Type 96 Attack Bomber "Nell" About the Model
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