Japanese battleships : Fuso and Ise classes

• Tác giả: Robert Brown
• Ngôn ngữ: eng ; jpn
• ISBN: 1473883377 (pbk.)
• ISBN: 9781473883376 (pbk.)
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 359.9 Specialized combat forces; engineering and related services
• Mô tả vật lý: 64 pages : , illustrations ; , 30 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 273706
• Chủ đề: 1. Battleships--Models--Japan; 2. Battleships--Japan; 3. Battleships--History--20th century--Japan

Includes bibliographical references.

Tóm tắt

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types ... This volume covers the two related classes of Japanese 14 in.-gunned battleships, originally built during the First World War but subsequently totally reconstructed. They are famous for the towering forward superstructure, usually described as a pagoda bridge, that they featured when rebuilt. Ise and Hyuga underwent further reconstruction during the Second World War to emerge as a unique hybrid of battleship and aircraft carrier in a desperate attempt to compensate for fleet carriers sunk earlier in the war.