The atago was laid down in april 5 2004,launched in august 24 2005,and completed in march 15 2007 in mitsubishi heavy industry nagasaki shipyad. As of 2007,the atago class is fundamentally an improved and scale-up version of the kongo class,a hangar was newly added in order to carry one sh-60k helicopter. To enhance the function as a command center,its bridge is by two floors higher than the arleigh burke flight iia class,making its load displacment larger than 10,000 tons for the first time as a jmsdf surface combat vessel. So it features a large accommodation and capable of flexible operation. It carrise mk-45 mod 4 127mm 62 caliber gun,whose battery is stealth-shaped. Mk41 vls is capable of launching standed missiles,asroc missiles,and sca sparrow missiles. For anti-surface attack,domestically-mode type 90 surface-to-surface guided missiles(ssm-1b) were carried instead of us-made harpoon missiles.
item no : 04536
item name : jmsdf ddg-177 atago destroyer
bar code : 9580208045368
scale : 1:350
item type : ????
model brief : length:439. 5 mm width: 65mm
total parts : 602pcs
metal parts : n/a
photo etched parts : 3pcs
film parts : n/a
total sprues : 10sprues , upper hull , lower hull ,waterline plate , deck , sh-60k and stand
paint schemes : jmsdf ddg-177
released date : 2010-10
more features : -lower hull made from two-directional slide moulds.
-separate sonar due to her sphere.
-either full hull version or waterline version can be s"
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