Assembled and photographed a model of the Japanese battleship aircraft carrier "Ise" (IJN BB-XCV Ise). The ship is shown as of September 1944. The model is manufactured by Fujimi.
Collected with a break of just over four months, finished in April 2013.
The prototype of the model is the Ise battleship. Laid down at the Kawasaki shipyard on May 10, 1915. Launched in November 1916, in service since 12/15/1917. Named after a province in Japan.
The ship was a development of the "Fuso" (Fuso) type and differed from it in a different arrangement of the middle main towers of the Civil Code and boiler rooms, a transition was made to the 140 mm caliber anti-mine artillery. The construction of these battleships (the second Hyuga) was carried out at a time when Japan was rapidly building up its ocean-going fleet and was not bound by any formal restrictions. One of the largest and most powerful battleships in the world (at the time of commissioning), these ships did not take part in the First World War.
After the restrictions imposed by the decision of the Washington Conference of 1922, which Japan joined, it was forbidden to build new battleships. I had to upgrade the existing ones. In the 30s, Ise was also modernized. But the proposed model reflects the appearance of the ship after its modernization in 1943. The need for such modernization was caused by the results of the battle at Midway Atoll, where Japan lost 4 of its best aircraft carriers. The Japanese adopted a plan to build new aircraft carriers and convert large ships of other classes into aircraft carriers. At what very unexpected options were considered .. As a result, the choice was made in favor of battleships of the Ise type and heavy cruiser“Mogami.
The alteration was carried out at the Kure shipyard. The ship has changed a lot. To make room for the hangar and the 60-meter flight deck, the aft main battery towers were dismantled. An elevator was installed, new very powerful catapults (an enlarged Kure Type No2 Model 5 large model), which, with a length of 25 meters, could launch aircraft weighing up to 4600 kg into the air. Premises were prepared for the storage of gasoline, bombs and torpedoes. As a result, the length of the battleship increased to 219.6 meters, and the displacement even slightly decreased (up to 38.6 thousand tons). The speed remained almost the same 25.3 knots.
The armament became different: 8 - 356mm / 45, 16 -127mm / 40, the number of 25mm anti-aircraft guns increased to 57 pieces. The model reflects the Ise at the time after September 1944, when anti-aircraft weapons were once again strengthened and (except for 127 mm guns) they amounted to: 31-25 mm three-barreled machine gun, 15 - 1 barreled 25 mm machine gun and six 120mm 28 barreled NURS. Aviation armament was to consist of 22-24 aircraft (different sources indicate different data). Some of them were to be wheeled bombers D4Y3 (Suisei), adapted for launch from a catapult and heavy hydroplanes E16A (Zuiun), the Americans gave them the nicknames "Judy" and "Paul", respectively. For the training of pilots, the 634th air group was created, which was fully staffed by August 1944. Conducted training with starts from the board of the ships.
But "Ise" did not have a chance to take part in the battles as an aircraft carrier .. The command decided to use the air group not from ships, but from ground airfields. And the aircraft carrier battleships went into battle (Philippine operation) without aircraft on board. They took part in the battle at Cape Engano, where they were damaged, but returned to base, unlike the four "ordinary aircraft carriers" that were sunk by the Americans. Since February, the ship has not left Kure, where it was sunk as a result of American air raids on 07/28/1945. In 1946, Ise was raised and scrapped.
I used literature: the book "Japanese hibryd warships" by Hans Lengerer (a chic book, with a bunch of drawings, photographs, color 3D images), Tamiya books on the elements of Japanese warships, a Japanese book on Japanese battleships, found something on the Internet.
Used, except for the model itself:
- Two sets of Fujimi etching specially for Ise, and their own deck with additional. etching and trunks of the Civil Code;
- Etching from GMM (set for IJN battleships);
- Allians Modelworks - davits, doors, 3-barreled 25 mm machine guns, ladders, metal rigging;
- Lion Roar portholes, turntables and brass tubes of different diameters;
- Rainbow - a set for Japanese seaplanes, a set for carrier-based aviation, a set of cranes for Ise, a body kit for davits and cranes, elements of bridge equipment;
- Voyager - pilot platforms, 9th boat, admiral's boat, 11m boat, metal tubes of different diameters;
- WEM - doors, hatches;
- Model master - trunks 25mm;
- Aber-25mm barrels (for part of the machines;)
- L Arsenal - figures (two different sets), anchor chains;
-Tamiya - WWII JN utility boat set;
-Veteran models - devices on bridges and mast, paravanes, winches, part of 127 mm guns, part of 3-barreled 25mm guns, searchlights, 2kv. signal lamps,
-Hasegawa - kits: QG-18, QG-19, QG-40.
-FlyHawk - handrails, set of IJN Boats, part of 3-barreled 25mm, part of shell boxes, set for seaplanes;
-Fine Molds - 25mm single-barrel machine guns, small searchlights, barrels and part of carriages for 3-barreled 25mm machine guns;
-Ishida - ammunition boxes for 25 mm, barrels, part of the fans, binoculars of various types;
-North Star - brackets, ladders, figures (three different sets);
-Five Star - etched wooden boxes;
-Goffi models - figures of sailors;
- Wiener modellbau manufactur - figures of sailors;
Paints and primer: GSI, Tamiya
Vallejo varnish, Tamiya varnish finish, Kristal Clear for "glazing", Set and Sol for decals.
Steel cord for rigging in 1/350 Modelkasten and Hobby plus model cord.
Decals Behemoth, Hasegawa, Fujimi.
This is my first model from Fujimi. I didn't like their quality compared to Tamiya and Hasegawa. Somewhere at the level of the Trumpeter.
Only the tub of the hull assembled perfectly. Convergence of add-ons and other elements is mediocre. The flight deck turned out to be bent upwards in the aft part, I could hardly glue it, securing it under the load and with the help of epoxy. Not a single large structure fit into place normally, it was always necessary to cut, grind, drill, etc. Although the parts themselves are molded with almost no flash, there are very thin elements. The barrels in the main battery towers are made to move, but because of this, the covers for the embrasures are made in such a way that they must be redone (I made them from putty on top of the regular ones). The Type21 radar is given in etching in the form of a massive, closed box, although there is a large photo right in the instructions (on the cover), where its almost transparent design is visible, it had to be replaced with a more similar one from Hasegawa. I didn’t use Fujimi Leers at all, they are extremely fragile, without a bottom strip. Installed Fly Hawk and GMM. Catapults in etching are good, especially since there is no alternative to them, I have not seen larger ones, but they are almost empty inside, I had to add powder charges, etc.
Boats and boats replaced everything. They are very rough. I replaced the derrick and crane with a set from Rainbow, only the derrick was a little short, I had to build up the mount.
Artillery of medium and small caliber is very diverse. 127 mm - Veteran and Alliance (Veteran is still better), 25mm three-barreled: the bulk are Fly Hawk carriages, and the barrels are either turned from Polish manufacturers, or the Fine Molds carriage with their own barrels, with Fujimi gunners' seats and Hasegawa sights, only a few pieces from Veteran are completely authentic. Single barrel - Fine molds with Hasegawa etching. The NURs installations could not be left as they were. They were made in the form of a parallelepiped, mounted on a base with a hole in the middle of two cubes .. And in the book it was clear that the block of barrels was on a gun carriage, which was covered with high shields with loopholes, there were gunners' seats, sights .. I made a base from Fly Hawk 3-barrel 25mm. I made shields from brass strips left over from etching, glued imitation embrasures on them, and blocks of barrels (5 pcs.) From Edward's kit to Hood. The only thing is that there are a little less than 28 trunks, but I didn’t find a better one, and I was too lazy to make six equally good ones. He himself made only the missing sixth block of rockets from a resin sprue and brass stripes. The result turned out to be very similar to the picture (for the 350th scale).
The shell boxes are partly etched, partly resin from the Japanese manufacturer Ishida, some of his fans on the deck, some of the chiseled fans from Flyhawk.
Almost all resin "small things" from Veteran and Ishida - here they are out of competition. Sets for seaplanes and carrier-based aircraft from Rainbow were very useful, I mainly used elements of etched cockpit lights, fitting for “my” aircraft models and an imitation of the “star” of the engine, propellers, etc., and I bought an additional set of seaplanes from Fujimi, i.e. to. it was interesting to make them a little larger, in different configurations.
I stretched almost the entire rigging with a 0.1 mm Japanese steel thread (especially for 1/350). The longest parts were stretched with the Belarusian elastic thread Hobby plus. Another part of the rigging is also made of metal from Allians Modelworks.
I made the wash with Tamiya enamel Dym., a special Tamiya wash, it was already diluted for work, I used it a little.
The decals are mostly Fujimi, the flag is from Behemoth, most of the planes are from Hasegawa.
Almost all colors are GSI Creos, some Tamiya.
Sailors of three firms from seven different sets: L Arsenal, Goffey Models, North Star, WMM. I painted it myself, if you noticed, then they are of four types - naval officers and sailors, pilots and servants of the MZA. I applied the new North Star resin kits. Very good detail big variety pos. Much better than any Tamievsky or Fujimovsky sailors. And no worse than L Arsenal or Werner Modelbau. The only inconvenience is the very tight placement on the cast base, and because of this it is difficult to separate the required figures and you can damage the neighboring ones. By the way, the sizes of the figurines are very correct, whoever saw the Dragon figurines, the latter has them clearly “overfed”, while the North is old - just right.
In general, the assembly was not easy. But the ship itself is interesting. In my opinion, this model is suitable for experienced modellers, especially since it costs quite a lot with add-ons.
This is my ninth model. Thanks for the advice to more experienced colleagues.
PS There are shortcomings in the model. both performing and historical, they arose for various reasons, some assumptions were made by me intentionally ..
I will try to improve the quality of work in the following models.
PPS The next will be Sev. Caroline.

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Battleship-aircraft carrier "Hyuga" ( clickable)
so-called "colorized" photo

This story began back in 1916, when the first of two battleships of the Ise class (jap. 伊勢) was launched. Actually, these were quite traditional designs for Japanese shipbuilding - with a large number of two-gun turrets (six pieces). They did not have time to take part in the First World War (and Japan did not fight at sea then), and by the beginning of the Second World War they were already pretty outdated. Despite two major upgrades, during which anti-aircraft weapons were completely revised and modern systems fire control - these battleships were registered with the Reserve Fleet, and performed mainly auxiliary tasks. However, the most interesting thing began after the fifth tower exploded during exercises on the battleship Hyuga (日向) in May 1942.

Battleship-aircraft carrier "Ice", view from the other side ( clickable)

They did not restore it, they replaced it with a barbet with four MZA, but someone had new idea: practice showed the rapidly growing role of aircraft carriers, and the Japanese thought about converting all battleships into aircraft carriers - but it was necessary to try on something? So they tried - "Ise" and "Hyuga" decided to convert into semi aircraft carriers (apparently, the battleship lobby defended at least some of the ships). For this, two aft towers were removed from the battleships and a hangar with a lift and a flight deck on top was mounted in their place. Despite the fact that the hangar box was large - it was light, and so that the stern did not float up - the flight deck was covered with an 8 "(203 mm) layer of concrete (reinforced concrete, perhaps?). The length of the flight deck turned out to be 60 meters. You catch what The problem is that you can take off with the help of a catapult from this deck, but you can't sit on it, neither in length, nor in the turbulences created by the battleship's superstructures on the move.

"Ice", at sea, at full speed ( clickable)

Therefore, fourteen Yokosuka D4Y Suisei dive bombers of the ship's air group could only deliver one hit on seven tons of bombs (14 x 500 kg) - taking off from an aircraft carrier battleship and bombing, they had to look for a place to land on normal aircraft carriers or land airfields. It's a shame, of course - and in order for the air group to be not entirely disposable, eight more Aichi E16A Zuiun seaplanes were included in it. Of course, in terms of performance characteristics, because of their floats, they were radically inferior to normal aircraft, but they could at least return to the battleship for splashdown and, after being lifted aboard by a crane, continue to make sorties. In general, the idea of ​​a disposable air group is already somewhere half way to cruise missiles. It is strange that the Japanese did not arm these ships with kamikaze groups.

I cannot say how successfully these hybrids of battleships and aircraft carriers fought, as they did not fight as independent aircraft carriers, and it is not possible to assess the contribution of their air group in operations where dozens of times more aircraft took off from normal aircraft carriers. Everything predictably ended in 1945, when at the end of July 1945 both ships were destroyed by attacks by American aircraft (from aircraft carriers, yes). The Ise sank immediately, while the Hyuga was run aground and used as an anti-aircraft battery until the end of the war. After the war, of course, both aircraft carrier battleships were sawn up for scrap.

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Ise-class battleships

Historical data

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dock

Booking

Armament

6 x 2 - 356mm/45 16 x 1 - 140/50 4 x 2 - 127mm/40, 10 x 2 - 25mm/60

"Ise" (jap. 伊勢) - type battleships Imperial Japanese Navy. Two ships built Ise and Hyuga. The ships were built to a slightly modified Fusō-class battleship design. In 1943, both were rebuilt as aircraft carrier battleships. In 1945, both battleships were badly damaged by American aircraft. Excluded from the fleet on November 20, 1945.

General information

History of creation

predecessors

Prerequisites for creation

After laying down battleships of the type Fusō the Japanese navy had or was about to receive four battlecruisers and only two modern battleships. The imbalance had to be immediately eliminated, and the continuation of the program was not long in coming. Fuso had just begun testing machines when two new battleships were laid on the stocks of the same firms Kawasaki and Mitsubishi. Initially, they planned to build them according to the Fuso drawings, but the Naval General Staff intervened in the matter, demanding that the location of the main caliber towers be re-arranged.

Design

Ise-class battleships were built according to the 1912 program. Initially, it was assumed that they would become a repetition of battleships of the Ise type. Fusō, however, during the design process, the drawings were made a large number of changes. Ise and Hyuga carried the same twelve 356-mm guns in two-gun turrets, however, at the request of the leadership of the fleet, the main caliber turrets No. 3 and No. 4 were placed in pairs in a linearly elevated pattern. It happened as follows: tower number 3, previously sandwiched between two groups of boilers, was moved towards the stern, and all the boiler rooms were grouped together, moving towards the bow. This arrangement of artillery simplified fire control. Another important innovation was the transition to anti-mine guns of a new caliber - 140 mm, which made it possible to increase the number of anti-mine caliber guns from 16 to 20. Along with the replacement of guns, the armor of their casemates also decreased slightly, and four auxiliary installations were completely unarmored. Due to this, it was possible to increase the side area along the waterline, protected by 305 mm plates. Now 305 mm armor extended from the middle of the bow turret barbette to the middle of the aft barbette.

In general, as usually happened in the case of the construction of successive series of ships based on previous prototypes, it was possible to correct most of the minor shortcomings inherent in the ancestors. It is difficult to unequivocally judge whether the numerous changes to the Fuso project have benefited. The most effective change should be considered an increase in the length of the side protected by 305 mm armor.

After the launch of the grandiose program "8 - 8", all Japanese battleships and battlecruisers with 305-356-mm artillery were considered to be secondary ships. After the implementation of this program, it was supposed to withdraw obsolete ships from the fleet. Indeed, against the background of "Amagi" or "Owari", "Isho" turned out to be outdated. Fate decreed otherwise. The Washington Conference put an end to the exhausting arms race of the early 1920s. Of the sixteen ships of the 8-8 program, only Nagato and Mutsu were built. They, as well as battleships and battlecruisers with 356-mm guns, formed the core of the fleet for many years. From the routine service of battleships in the period between the two world wars, it is necessary to note only the explosion of a charge in one of the Hyuuga towers, which occurred on October 31, 1919.

Construction and testing

As early as the beginning of 1914, the Japanese parliament allocated funds for the construction of two new battleships - the future Isyo and Hyuga. After the start of the war in Europe and Japan's entry into it, budget funding for construction that had not yet begun was curtailed. The Naval Ministry, however, began the construction of battleships, using funds allocated for the current expenses of the fleet. The battleships were "legalized" only after the official adoption by the parliament in 1917 of the "8 - 4" program.

Design description

Frame

Booking

The booking scheme has not undergone any significant changes, with the exception of a slight increase in the length of the 305-mm part of the belt along the waterline due to a decrease in its thickness at the ends and an increase in the thickness of the barbettes. In addition, the main armor deck received bevels adjacent to the lower edge of the armor belt.

Power plant and driving performance

Like the Fuso, the power plant consisted of four direct-drive turbines and 24 mixed-heating turbines, but due to their slightly higher steam capacity, the power was increased from 40,000 to 45,000 hp. This, as well as some increase in the length of the hull (due to the redistribution of KO) led to an increase in speed to 23.5 knots. Despite all the innovations, the displacement increased by only 600 tons (standard: for the "Fuso" type - 29,326 tons; for the "Ise" type - 29,990 tons).

Auxiliary equipment

Crew and Habitability

Armament

Main caliber

The armament of the main battery consisted of 14"/45 (35.6 cm) 41st Year Type (Model 1908) cannons placed in six two-gun turrets. The turrets are arranged in pairs, two at the ends and two in the center of the hull. Turret No. 3, located in the center of the hull, is installed higher than the adjacent Turret No. 4. Each gun weighs 86 tons, has 84 right-handed grooves with a pitch of 1:28.The rate of fire is about two rounds per minute.

In World War I, two types of shells were used for these guns: armor-piercing shells "APC Type 3" imported from Britain and high-explosive shells "Common Type 3 HE", which were developed on the basis of armor-piercing ones, and were put into service in May 1915. In June 1925, APC Type 5 shells weighing 635 kg were adopted. In 1928, they were replaced by APC No.6 shells (after April 1931, Type 88) weighing the same 635 kilograms, they were identical in penetration to APC Type 5 shells, but had better protection against premature detonation, as well as a more stable underwater trajectory.

During the Second World War, these guns used shells:

"APC Type 91" - armor-piercing shells weighing 673.5 kg, they had a body tapering towards the tail and two copper leading belts; "Common Type 0 HE" - high-explosive shells weighing 625 kg; "Common Type 3 IS" - special shrapnel projectiles, for use against aircraft weighing 622 kg.

The firing range of APC Type 91 armor-piercing shells at an elevation angle of 43 degrees (after modernization) was 35450 meters. The firing range of high-explosive shells at an elevation angle of 43 degrees was 28 kilometers.

Auxiliary/anti-aircraft artillery

Introduced by 5.5"/50 (14 cm) 3rd Year Type guns (Model 1914)

Mine and torpedo armament

Anti-submarine and anti-mine weapons

Aviation armament

Communications, detection, auxiliary equipment

Modernizations and conversions

In the second half of the 20s. for battleships, a period of almost endless series of upgrades began. The first modernization in 1926-1928. Hyuuga passed. The bow superstructure began to take on a characteristic pagoda-like shape, fire control systems underwent significant improvements, and the heating of the boilers was completely transferred to oil. In 1929-1930. Ise underwent a similar upgrade. Like their predecessors, "Ise" and "Hyuga" after the implementation of the "8 - 8" program was supposed to be withdrawn from the fleet, but the decisions of the Washington Conference in 1922 changed these plans. The issue of modernizing ships was raised as early as the mid-1920s, but until the middle of the next decade, no major work was carried out on both battleships. In 1930 -1931. increased the size of the bow tripod superstructure by placing a number of additional platforms on it. At the same time, the boilers were switched to liquid fuel. In 1933, a catapult was mounted on both ships to launch seaplanes. A radical reconstruction of these battleships began in the mid-1930s. ("Ise" - from 1934 to 1936, "Hyuga" - from 1935 to 1937). The hull was lengthened by 7.6 m due to the aft attachment, side boules of anti-torpedo protection were installed (width increased from 28.7 to 31.6 m). The power plant was completely replaced by mounting four TZA with a capacity of over 80,000 hp, steam for which was produced by 8 PCs. Being almost twice as powerful, the new power plant was lighter and took up less space, which made it possible to abandon the bow chimney. The elevation angle of the main guns was increased to 33°. The number of 140 mm/50 guns was reduced to 16. The 80 mm anti-aircraft guns were replaced by 4 x 2 127 mm/40 mounts. They were supplemented by 40 mm / 40 "pom-poms" and 13.2 mm machine guns, instead of which, however, 10 twin 25-mm machine guns were soon installed. In addition, all TAs were removed. During the modernization, deck armor was significantly strengthened - the thickness of the main deck above the power plant and cellars reached 97 mm, and the upper one - up to 51 mm. In addition, the base of the chimney was protected by 229 mm armor. Total weight armor increased from 9525 tons to 12,644 tons. After the upgrade, the standard displacement approached 36,000 tons, but the increased power of the power plant and the lengthening of the hull even made it possible to increase the speed to 25.3 knots, more than 1.5 knots.

Restructuring into aircraft carriers

Background and plans

In May 1942 on the battleship Hyuga there was an explosion of ammunition in the aft tower number 5, which after that was no longer subject to repair. In addition, the idle turret #5 partially blocked the turret #6 installed below it, which, as a result, could not raise the guns to the 43-degree angle required for long-range combat. Thus, the battleship Hyūga actually lost four guns in two aft turrets. Having suffered heavy losses in aircraft carriers in the battle of Midway Atoll, the command of the Imperial Japanese Navy decided to rebuild part of the battleships into aircraft carriers. For this purpose, it was planned to use battleships of the type Ise and type "Fuso" . Ships were to be the first to undergo restructuring. Ise and Hyuga, in view of the damage received by the last towers of the main caliber. Each of the aircraft carriers resulting from the restructuring was supposed to carry 54 aircraft. However, due to lack of time and resources, this proposal was abandoned and a hybrid battleship-aircraft carrier scheme was adopted, based on the dismantling of the main caliber towers No. 5 and No. 6, and the construction of a take-off deck equipped with two catapults in their place.

Ise adjustment

In early 1943, the two rear main battery turrets were dismantled along with barbettes and an auxiliary magazine for 140 mm guns. The vacated open spaces were covered with 152 mm armor removed from the main battery turrets. Inside the hull, a hangar 40 m long and 6 m high was equipped, the width of the hangar in the front was 25 m, in the rear it narrowed to 11 m. Considering the experience of operating aircraft carriers in wartime, the hangar was covered with fire-fighting foam and equipped with carbon dioxide generators. In place of the removed guns, a 70-meter take-off area was equipped, suitable only for taking off aircraft, while landing was planned on other "full-fledged" aircraft carriers, or on ground airfields. The width of this deck was 29 m at the front and 13 m at the stern. The platform protruded beyond the edge of the stern, due to which the total length of the ship increased to 216.62 m. Initially, an air group of 22 aircraft was planned: 9 aircraft inside the hangar, 11 aircraft on the takeoff deck and 2 aircraft on catapults. However, later the designers realized that with such an arrangement, a single accident on one of the aircraft's engines could lead to a complete loss of the ship's combat capability as an aircraft carrier, so the number of aircraft on the site was reduced. To prevent "congestion", rails, 12 swivel mechanisms, carts and clamps were placed on the deck. In total, there were 8 permanent positions for aircraft on the site, connected by rails to catapults. In its rear part there was a T-shaped hydraulic elevator 12.1 m wide and 6.6 m narrow, which lifted aircraft from the hangar; the length of the elevator was also 12.1 m. Its carrying capacity was 6 tons. Two lines of rails were used to move aircraft to the catapults along the site. Used 25-meter powder catapults "Type 1 No.2 Model 11", mounted on high supports on the sides of the hull in front of the site. These catapults could launch aircrafts weighing up to 4.6 tons every 30 s; they partially limited the angle of fire of the central main guns. The folding crane, which was located on the edge of the stern before the restructuring, was moved to the left side of the runway. Another crane was supposed to be installed on the right side, but this was never done. In order to compensate for the imbalance that arose as a result of the rebuilding of the ship, the flight deck was filled with concrete with a layer of 200 mm. The main steering compartment was surrounded by a meter-long concrete wall, and the auxiliary compartment was additionally protected by armor plates taken from the removed main battery turrets. This was done taking into account the experience of losing a battlecruiser. Hiei after steering failure. In addition to this, 150 mm horizontal armor was added to the deck.

The space of the double bottom under the former positions of the rear main turrets was given over to additional fuel storage, which brought the total reserves to 4219 tons and increased the autonomous fuel cruising range to 17600 km at 16 knots. The set of eight 127 mm guns mounted on the Ise was reinforced by adding 8 more guns in four paired mounts: two mounts near the funnel and two more near the wheelhouse. The existing 10 twin mounts for anti-aircraft guns of small caliber were replaced with built-in ones, in addition, 9 more of the same built-in mounts were added, thereby bringing the number of 25-mm anti-aircraft guns to 57. The ammunition was stored in the cellars, which previously housed the cellars of 140-mm guns, and also tower number 5. On the bridge to control the fire of numerous anti-aircraft guns installed:

Type 21 Model 2 airborne target detection radar, two Type 22 Model 4 surface detection radars, Type 13 airborne detection and fire control radar, and two Type 94 and Type 95 target designators. Increase in the number of guns, along with the introduction of an air group on the ship , led to an increase in the crew to 1463 people. Bombs and aircraft equipment were placed in the former ammunition cellar of tower No. 5, and the aviation fuel storage (it was designed for 76 tons of fuel) was located in the area of ​​​​the former tower No. 6. These stocks made it possible to provide 3 departures for each aircraft. Two 46-foot Daihatsu landing barges have been replaced with several lifeboats.

Ise shortly after perestroika. The heap of superstructures and platforms hanging from the mast reached its maximum. After all the changes, Ise could carry 22 aircraft. Operational plans called for the new battleship-carriers to escort carrier strike forces, bringing into battle Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei dive bombers and Aichi E16A Zuiun hydroplanes, also capable of attacking targets from a dive ("Judy" and "Paul" according to the classification of the Allies). Over the course of the operation, this would add 44 more bombers to the air force. Planes could neither take off nor land on such a small flight deck; instead, they were planned to be launched from catapults with subsequent landing on full-fledged aircraft carriers or ground airfields. Data on the final planned air group on Ise differ: Lengerer claims that the ship should have had 11 aircraft of each type, while he gives the figures 14 E16A and 8 D4Y2. In any case, the Japanese had difficulty producing both aircraft, so the Ise Air Group was never fully manned and, moreover, was never used in combat due to a lack of pilots. The dismantling of auxiliary artillery, the rear main battery turrets and their service structures was fully compensated by the addition of a flight deck, hangar, anti-aircraft guns and fuel, as a result of which the displacement decreased by almost 2000 tons (to 40444 tons). This resulted in a significant increase in the metacentric height of the ship (from 0.23 m to 2.81 m at full load). In addition, for the same reason, the draft decreased to 9 m. On August 10, 1943, the work was de facto completed. On August 24, Ise passed speed tests at 25.3 knots and returned to Kure on August 26. Officially, the restructuring was completed on October 8, 1943.

glued model. With the use of macro rings and additional light, the next photography of the ship model.

text-article from the modeler-constructor:

Assembled and photographed a model of the Japanese battleship-aircraft carrier "Ise" (IJN BB-XCV Ise). The ship is shown as of September 1944. The model is manufactured by Fujimi.
Collected with a break of just over four months, finished in April 2013.

The prototype of the model is the Ise battleship. Laid down at the Kawasaki shipyard on May 10, 1915. Launched in November 1916, in service since 12/15/1917. Named after a province in Japan.

The ship was a development of the "Fuso" (Fuso) type and differed from it in a different arrangement of the middle main towers and boiler rooms, a transition was made to 140 mm caliber anti-mine artillery. The construction of these battleships (the second "Huga") was carried out at a time when Japan was rapidly building up its ocean-going fleet and was not bound by any formal restrictions. One of the largest and most powerful battleships in the world (at the time of commissioning), these ships did not take part in the First World War.

After the restrictions imposed by the decision of the Washington Conference of 1922, which Japan joined, it was forbidden to build new battleships. I had to upgrade the existing ones. In the 30s, Ise was also modernized. But the proposed model reflects the appearance of the ship after its modernization in 1943. The need for such modernization was caused by the results of the battle at Midway Atoll, where Japan lost 4 of its best aircraft carriers. The Japanese adopted a plan to build new aircraft carriers and convert large ships of other classes into aircraft carriers. At what very unexpected options were considered. As a result, the choice was made in favor of the Ise-class battleships and the heavy cruiser Mogami.

The alteration was carried out at the Kure shipyard. The ship has changed a lot. To make room for the hangar and the 60-meter flight deck, the aft main battery towers were dismantled. An elevator was installed, new very powerful catapults (an enlarged Kure Type No2 Model 5 large model), which, with a length of 25 meters, could launch aircraft weighing up to 4600 kg into the air. Premises were prepared for the storage of gasoline, bombs and torpedoes. As a result, the length of the battleship increased to 219.6 meters, and the displacement even slightly decreased (up to 38.6 thousand tons). The speed remained almost the same 25.3 knots.

The armament became different: 8 - 356mm / 45, 16 - 127mm / 40, the number of 25mm anti-aircraft guns increased to 57 pieces. The model reflects the Ise at the time after September 1944, when anti-aircraft weapons were once again strengthened and (except for 127 mm guns) they amounted to: 31-25 three-barreled machine guns, 15 - 1 barreled 25 mm machine guns and six 120mm 28 barreled NURSs. Aviation armament was to consist of 22-24 aircraft (different sources indicate different data). Some of them were to be wheeled bombers D4Y3 (Suisei), adapted for launch from a catapult and heavy hydroplanes E16A (Zuiun), the Americans gave them the nicknames "Judy" and "Paul", respectively. For the training of pilots, the 634th air group was created, which was fully staffed by August 1944. Conducted training with starts from the board of the ships.

But "Ise" did not have a chance to take part in the battles as an aircraft carrier. The command decided to use the air group not from ships, but from ground airfields. And the aircraft carrier battleships went into battle (Philippine operation) without aircraft on board. They took part in the battle at Cape Engano, where they were damaged, but returned to base, unlike the four "ordinary aircraft carriers" that were sunk by the Americans. Since February, the ship has not left Kure, where it was sunk as a result of American air raids on 07/28/1945. In 1946, Ise was raised and scrapped.

Used literature: the book "Japanese hibryd warships" by Hans Lengerer (a chic book, with a bunch of drawings, photographs, color 3D images, Tamiya books on the elements of Japanese warships, a Japanese book on Japanese battleships, found something on the Internet.

Used, except for the model itself:
- Two sets of Fujimi etching specially for Ise, and their own deck with additional. etching and trunks of the Civil Code;
- Etching from GMM (set for IJN battleships);
- Allians Modelworks - davits, doors, 3-barreled 25 mm machine guns, ladders, metal rigging;
- Lion Roar portholes, turntables and brass tubes of different diameters;
- Rainbow - a set for Japanese seaplanes, a set for carrier-based aviation, a set of cranes for Ise, a body kit for davits and cranes, elements of bridge equipment;
- Voyager - pilot platforms, 9th boat, admiral's boat, 11m boat, metal tubes of different diameters;
- WEM - doors, hatches;
- Model master - trunks 25mm;
- Aber-25mm barrels (for part of the machines;)
- L Arsenal - figures (two different sets), anchor chains;
- Tamiya - WWII JN utility boat set;
- Veteran models - devices on bridges and mast, paravanes, winches, part of 127 mm guns, part of 3-barreled 25 mm guns, searchlights, 2kv. signal lamps,
- Hasegawa - kits: QG-18, QG-19, QG-40.
- FlyHawk - handrails, set of IJN Boats, part of 3-barrel 25mm, part of shell boxes, set for seaplanes;
- Fine Molds - 25 mm single-barreled machine guns, small searchlights, barrels and part of carriages for 3-barreled 25mm machine guns;
- Ishida - ammunition boxes for 25 mm, barrels, part of the fans, binoculars of various types;
- North Star - brackets, ladders, figures (three different sets);
- Five Star - etched wooden boxes;
- Goffi models - figures of sailors;
- Wiener modellbau manufactur - figurines of sailors;

Paints and primer: GSI, Tamiya.
Vallejo varnish, Tamiya varnish finish, Kristal Clear for "glazing", Set and Sol for decals.
Steel cord for rigging in 1/350 Modelkasten and Hobby plus model cord.
Decals, Behemoth, Hasegawa, Fujimi .

This is my first model from Fujimi. I didn't like their quality compared to Tamiya and Hasegawa. Somewhere at the level of the Trumpeter.

Only the tub of the hull assembled perfectly. Convergence of add-ons and other elements is mediocre. The flight deck turned out to be bent upwards in the aft part, I could hardly glue it, securing it under the load and with the help of epoxy. Not a single large structure fit into place normally, it was always necessary to cut, grind, drill, etc. Although the parts themselves are molded with almost no flash, there are very thin elements. The barrels in the main battery towers are made to move, but because of this, the bags for the embrasures are made in such a way that they must be redone (I made them from putty on top of the standard ones). The Type21 radar is given in etching in the form of a massive, closed box, although there is a large photo right in the instructions (on the cover), where its almost transparent design is visible, it had to be replaced with a more similar one from Hasegawa. I didn’t use Fujimi Leers at all, they are extremely fragile, without a bottom strip. Installed Fly Hawk and GMM. Catapults in etching are good, especially since there is no alternative to them, I have not seen larger ones, but they are almost empty inside, I had to add powder charges, etc.
Boats and boats replaced everything. They are very rough. I replaced the derrick and crane with a set from Rainbow, only the derrick was a little short, I had to build up the mount.

Artillery of medium and small caliber is very diverse. 127 mm - Veteran and Alliance (Veteran is still better), 25mm three-barreled: the bulk are Fly Hawk carriages, and the barrels are either turned from Polish manufacturers, or the Fine Molds carriage with their own barrels, with Fujimi gunners' seats and Hasegawa sights, only a few pieces from Veteran are completely authentic. Single barrel - Fine molds with Hasegawa etching. The NURs installations could not be left as they were. They were made in the form of a parallelepiped, mounted on a base with a hole between two cubes. And in the book it was clear that the block of barrels was on a carriage, which was covered with high shields with loopholes, there were gunners' seats, sights. I made a base from a Fly Hawk 3-barreled 25mm. I made shields from brass strips left over from etching, and blocks of barrels (5 pcs.) From Edward's kit to Hood. The only thing is that there are a little less than 28 trunks, but I didn’t find a better one, and I was too lazy to make six equally good ones. He himself made only the missing sixth block of rockets from a resin sprue and brass stripes. The result turned out to be very similar to the picture (for the 350th).

The shell boxes are partially etched, partially resin from the Japanese manufacturer Ishida, some of his fans on the deck, some of the chiseled fans from Flyhawk.

Almost all resin "small things" from Veteran and Ishida - here they are out of competition. Sets for hydroplanes and carrier-based aircraft from Rainbow were very useful, I mainly used elements of etched cockpit lanterns, fitting for “my” aircraft models and an imitation of the “star” engine, propellers, etc. it was interesting to make them a little larger, in different configurations.

I stretched almost the entire rigging with a 0.1 mm Japanese steel thread (especially for 1/350). The longest parts were stretched with the Belarusian elastic thread Hobby plus. Another part of the rigging is also made of metal from Allians Modelworks.

The wash was made with Tamiya enamel Smoke, a special Tamiya wash, it is already diluted for work, I used it a little.
The decals are mostly Fujimi, the flag is from Behemoth, most of the planes are from Hasegawa.

Almost all colors are GSI Creos, some Tamiya.
Sailors of three firms from seven different sets: L Arsenal, Goffey Models, North Star, WMM. I painted it myself, if you noticed, then they are of four types - naval officers and sailors, pilots and servants of the MZA. I applied the new North Star resin kits. Very good detail, a wide variety of poses. Much better than any Tamievsky or Fujimovsky sailors. And no worse than L Arsenal or Werner Modelbau. The only inconvenience is the very tight placement on the cast base, and because of this it is difficult to separate the required figures and you can damage the neighboring ones. By the way, the sizes of the figurines are very correct, whoever saw the Dragon figurines, the latter has them clearly “overfed”, while the North is old - just right.

In general, the assembly was not easy. But the ship itself is interesting. In my opinion, this model is suitable for experienced modellers, especially since it costs quite a lot with add-ons.

This is my ninth model. Thanks for the advice to more experienced colleagues. There are shortcomings in the model. both performing and historical, they arose for various reasons, some assumptions were made by me deliberately ...

modeler-constructor: Veniamin Iosifovich

Abstract on the topic:

Ise-class battleships

Plan:

Introduction

• 1 History of creation
  • 1.1 Design and construction
  • 1.2 Modernizations
  • 1.3 Aircraft carrier battleships
• 2 Construction
• 3 Representatives
• 4 Service history
• 5 Project evaluation
Notes
Literature

Introduction

"Ise"(jap. 伊勢), transcription is common "Ise"- type of Japanese battleships Imperial Navy. A total of 2 units were built - "Ise" ( Ise) and "Hyuga" ( Hyuga). The name was given in honor of one of the regions of Japan, currently the historical region of Ise is part of Mie Prefecture. In military history literature, transcription is more common. "Ise", and sometimes there is an erroneous spelling "Isho".

1. History of creation

1.1. Design and construction

Back in early 1914, the Japanese parliament voted funds for the construction of two new Ise-class battleships. After the start of the war in Europe and Japan's entry into it, budget funding for construction that had not yet begun was curtailed. The Naval Ministry, however, began the construction of battleships, using funds allocated for the current expenses of the fleet. Battleships were "legalized" only after the official adoption by Parliament in 1917 of the program for the construction of battleships "8 - 4".

The Ise project was a logical development of the Fuso. All the same twelve 356-mm guns in two-gun turrets were arranged somewhat differently, in pairs, which facilitated fire control and made it possible to more conveniently place the ammunition magazines. Already during the construction of the 152-mm anti-mine artillery guns, it was decided to replace them with new 140-mm guns, also developed in England specifically for undersized Japanese sailors, who found it difficult to “turn over” 45-kilogram six-inch shells. Along with the replacement of guns, the armor of their casemates was also somewhat thinned, and four auxiliary installations were left completely without armor. Due to this, it was possible to increase the side area along the waterline, protected by 305 mm plates. Now 305 mm armor extended from the middle of the bow turret barbette to the middle of the aft barbette.

In general, as usually happened in the case of the construction of successive series of ships based on previous prototypes, it was possible to correct most of the minor shortcomings inherent in the ancestors. It is difficult to unequivocally judge whether the numerous changes to the Fuso project have benefited. The most effective change should be considered an increase in the length of the side protected by 305 mm armor. Other changes did not carry fundamental improvements. But they, to a certain extent, contributed to the fact that the displacement, and, accordingly, the cost, did not "jump" by a significant amount.

1.2. Modernizations

In the second half of the 20s. for battleships, a period of almost endless series of upgrades began. The first modernization in 1926-1928. Hyuga passed. The bow superstructure began to take on a characteristic pagoda-like shape, fire control systems underwent significant improvements, the heating of the boilers was completely transferred to oil (In 1929-1930, Yamashiro underwent a similar modernization).

The ships were most radically reconstructed already in the 30s: the power plant was completely replaced, deck armor was strengthened, and the main battery artillery was modernized. Instead of the previous 80 mm anti-aircraft guns, the battleships received new 127/40 mm guns and 25 mm anti-aircraft guns.

In this form, Hyuga and Ise met the beginning of the war. They spent the first six months indifferently in Hasirojima - as part of the so-called "Hashira Fleet". In May 1942, there was an explosion of ammunition in the stern towers on Hyuga, which after that were no longer subject to repair.

1.3. Aircraft carrier battleships

In June 1942 Hyuga was put into reserve, followed by Ise in July. A decision was made on the most original re-equipment of warships in the history of steam armored shipbuilding. Both battleships were supposed to become a kind of "hybrid", combining the qualities of aircraft carriers (flight deck, hangar, lifts, catapults) and battleships (eight 356-mm guns). This kind of experiment was already with the ship Furies during the First World War, but it was just an experiment to search optimal configuration aircraft carriers at the stage of their formation as a class.

Ise after perestroika. 1944 Scheme.

By October-November 1943 the unusual conversion was completed. In the stern, the hull was slightly lengthened and widened. On the site of the former aft towers, a hangar was built, which housed up to 10 aircraft, for which one lift served. Another 10-12 aircraft stood right on the deck. The short length of the deck did not allow aircraft to land on it. For the same reasons, free take-off was excluded. The planes were lifted into the air with the help of two catapults. The air group was originally planned to consist of 22 D4Y3 Shusei (Judy) dive bombers, but then was changed to 20-22 E16F Zuyun (Paul) seaplane bombers.

The newly minted "hybrids" did not have a chance to participate in battles as aircraft carriers. By this time, Japanese naval aviation in general, and deck aviation in particular, had lost their former combat effectiveness and air supremacy had completely passed into the hands of the Americans.

2. Construction

3. Representatives

4. Service history

During the battle in Leyte Gulf on November 25, 1944, Ise received light damage from numerous close gaps.

On March 13, 1945, the aircraft lift was destroyed by bombs on the Ise. They did not try to repair the battleship-aircraft carrier.

On July 28, after 8 bomb hits and a large number of close explosions, Ise sank near the factory wall in Kure with a list of 20 degrees to starboard.

Hyuga

During the battle in Leyte Gulf on November 25, 1944, the Hyuga received minor damage from a direct bomb hit in the stern.

Since February 1945 he was in Kura, providing air defense for the base.

Between July 24-28, 1945, the Hyuga received from 10 to 17 bomb hits and a large number of close explosions.

Until August 1, transferred to shallow water and planted on the ground. After that, it was used as an anti-aircraft battery.

In 1952, it was raised and taken to Harima, where it was cut into scrap metal.

5. Project evaluation

Notes

1. All data are given for December 1941.
2. A province in the southern part of the island of Honshu, Miyazaki Prefecture. See: Apalkov Yu. V. S. 101.
3. A province in the southeast of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture. See: Apalkov Yu. V. S. 102. In Russian literature, there are also spellings "Hyuga" and "Hyyuga".