Description
The Atago class of guided missile destroyers (DDG) are the largest JMSDF warships equipped with the Aegis Combat System (an integrated naval combat system emphasizing air defense.) They were built as next-generation successors to the Kongo class of DDGs. The Atago class warships are based on the earlier Kongo design, featuring a flat-surfaced tower-type mast in place of the Kongo’s lattice mast, and also a sharply-edged superstructure with heightened stealth properties. The Atago has command and control capabilities that allow it to perform a flagship role for naval formations up to convoy level. Four AN/SPY-1D phased array radars arranged around Atago’s bridge are the heart of the Aegis system; they have a tracking and acquisition performance superior to the Kongo class, providing full 360 degree and overhead detection coverage out to a range of 500km. It is said that the system can track some 200 targets and engage 12 or more simultaneously. The Aegis system on the Atago destroyers can reportedly intercept targets up to 200km out, bringing to bear an awesome air defense arsenal consisting of SM-2MR VLS (vertical launching system) anti-air missiles, Mk.45 Mod.4 five inch guns, and a Phalanx (CIWS) 20mm cannon with a firing rate of some 4500 rounds/minute. The Atago is also the first JMSDF guided missile destroyer to be equipped with a helicopter hangar, in this case capable of carrying one SH-60J/K patrol helicopter.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.
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Product Details
Scale: 1/450
Skill Level: 2
Parts: 150+
Length: 14.6”******
Width: 1.3”********
Height: 3”*********
- Painting and assembly required
- 13 sprues
- Molded in grey plastic
- One decal sheet
- Mk.45 Mod.4 five-inch gun
- Includes SH-60K helicopter
- Display stand
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
Red
Black
Gold
Cocoa Brown or Hull Red
Flat Black
Flat White
Dark Green (Mitsubishi)
Tire Black
Grey FS 36320
Grey FS 26440
Light Grey FS 36495
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