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Mitsubihi A6M2a
versus BB-63 USS Missouri April, 11th. 1945, off Okinawa. The diorama shows a Mitsubishi A6M2a - Zero, just miliseconds before the impact on the USS Missouri BB-63. This moment was catched on a famous photograph which I tried to illustrate in this diorama. The mentality of these Japanese pilots is almost impossible to understand for us. But they acted on something which was at least for them their duty. Generated by their education, training and religion the spirit of these "Kamikaze" pilots was extremely high and by using this special tactic the Japanese pilots were finally able to inflict much more damage to their enemies compared to traditional techniques. USN96 René Hieronymus Scale 1:72 Building time: approx. 110 hrs.
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