Takao-class heavy cruiser Takao

Author: Serhii Yavorskyi
Class: C6
Type: Takao-class heavy cruiser
Name: Takao
Category: Senior
Scale: 1:350
Width: 65 mm
Height: 600 mm

Heavy cruiser raider in the Pacific War, distinguished itself at the Battle of Guadalcanal. Takao (高雄) was the lead vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy. These were the largest cruisers in the Japanese fleet, and were intended to form the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force.