Barcode: 0 89195 85107 9
Case Pack: 24 pieces per master carton
Box Size: 7.5" x 13" x 1.8"
The Battle of Midway (4-7 June 1942) was the defining naval engagement of the
Pacific Campaign during WWII. It occurred just six months after Japan’s surprise
attack on Pearl Harbor and resulted in a decisive victory for the US Navy (USN).
The battle resulted in the loss of four Japanese aircraft carriers, a heavy
cruiser, 248 carrier-borne aircraft and 3,057 sailors, a costly blow the Imperial
Japanese Navy (IJN) and its shipbuilding industry couldn’t recover from. One
historian even called it “the most stunning and decisive blow in the history
of naval warfare.” The IJN attacked Midway Atoll and sought to sweep the USN
into oblivion via an ambush. However, the US had been able to break Japanese
codes and so the USA sprung its own trap on the Japanese! Cyber-Hobby is proud
to announce the release of a 1/72 scale kit of a Japanese Aichi D3A dive-bomber
that took part in this fierce battle.
Cyber-Hobby has done a sterling job on this 1/72 dive-bomber kit. This time
it comes with brand new Cartograf decals that offer a splendid selection of
markings suitable for aircraft participating in the Battle of Midway. It uses
the same toolings that were created using highly advanced CAD techniques, and
the result is an amazingly detailed aircraft. The engine and cockpit are both
fully represented. Due to its primary role as a dive-bomber, the model sensibly
comes with a payload of a 250kg bomb. And as a carrier-borne aircraft, its 14.37m-wide
wings could be folded up to save space. This feature too is carried over into
the model; builders can select whether they want the plane to have folded or
extended wings. There are no halfway measures when it comes to the detail exhibited
on this Midway Aicha Type 99 model!
