This model kit superstructure is intended to help the modeler convert any 1/200 scale USS Arizona BB-39 model kit to sistership USS Pennsylvania BB-38 as she appeared in 1941.
Features:
two detailed armored conning tower stations, one for command and navigation and the other for flag officer command, with three types of accurately shaped vision slits
enlarged bridge, unique to Pennsylvania
enlarged, signal deck, unique to Pennsylvania
properly shaped navigation bridge and pilot house
open door positions ready for your favorite photo-etch doors (not included)
unusual doors (exterior navigating bridge and air defense station) present in the closed position
heavy supporting structure details
fine supporting structure details omitted, ready for your favorite photo-etch parts (not included)
These 3D-printed acrylic parts are original designs that accurately represent features of the actual ship. They are not 3D-printed copies of any plastic kit's parts. Some adjustment to your plastic kit's parts or other aftermarket parts such as photoetch or wood decks may be necessary for best fit.
"At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Pennsylvania was in drydock in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. She was one of the first ships in the harbor to open fire as enemy dive and torpedo bombers roared out of the high overcast.[9] They did not succeed in repeated attempts to torpedo the caisson of the drydock, but Pennsylvania and the surrounding dock areas were severely strafed. The crew of one 5 inch (130 mm) gun mount was wiped out when a bomb struck the starboard side of her boat deck and exploded inside Casemate 9. Destroyers Cassin and Downes, just forward of Pennsylvania in the drydock, were seriously damaged by bomb hits. Pennsylvania was pockmarked by flying fragments. A part of a torpedo tube from Downes, about 1,000 lb (450 kg) in weight, was blown onto the forecastle of Pennsylvania. She had 15 men killed (including her executive officer), 14 missing in action, and 38 wounded.[9]
"On 20 December, Pennsylvania sailed for San Francisco, arriving on 29 December. She underwent repairs until 30 March 1942."
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