Cruel Seas

The wonderful thing about naval warfare is that the ammunition didn’t just disappear if it missed its intended target. Rather it would show up quite well in the form of fountains of spray known as ‘plumes’. They’re great for intimidating...

All nations relied on the successful shipment of goods, whether those goods be munitions or simply food and clothing. Such vessels would band together in convoys for mutual protection, often accompanied by escorts. Most freighters were practically defenceless against attacking...

Tasked with the ferry of supplies such as food, fuel, steel, clothing to munitions and weaponry. Many nations were heavily reliant on such ships completing the journey and securing their goods. As a result, this made them obvious targets for...

Tasked with the ferry of supplies such as food, fuel, steel, clothing to munitions and weaponry. Many nations were heavily reliant on such ships completing the journey and securing their goods. As a result, this made them obvious targets for...

Includes one Torpedo marker plastic frameModels supplied unassembled and unpainted

Between the wars Japan reassessed its position with its navy, building the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier, the Hosho in 1921 and inventing its deadly fast and powerful type 93 24’’ oxygen fuelled torpedoes. They also decided that as their...

The Daihatsu-class landing craft was a 14-meter long troop transport constructed of metal and powered by a diesel engine. Potentially armed with weapons up to 37mm in size, it was quite seaworthy and could travel at 8 knots for 50...

The T-14 was the most numerous of the three torpedo boats used by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Despite this, they were still few in number compared to the Allied MTBs. It could carry two torpedoes, one 25mm gun, depth charges...

Just as Nazi Germany had to reach for desperate solutions toward war’s end, Japan followed their air force in developing a Kamikaze or suicide weapon that might just turn the tide of the battle. These were the Shin’yo (Seaquake) speedboats....

As the Japanese merchant marine became ever more depleted the humble Sampan became the main fallback for the Imperial Japanese war machine, delivering vital cargoes of men and equipment. Contains: 2x metal Large Sampan Ship cards Wake markers Models supplied...

In an attempt to regain some measure of convoy protection, the IJN built over 170 Kaibōkan (ocean defence ships). They came in four main classes: "Type A" Etorofu class and "Type B" Mikura class, these were taking too much time...

Bring your invasion fleet into shore with the powerful Imperial Japanese Navy IJN No. 103-class landing ship44 The IJN No. 103-class landing ship The IJN had obtained information regarding the allied LCT Mk.V. involved in Operation Torch, from Germany, including...

In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Fleet was suffering from the effects of American air superiority. Though some Destroyer vessels had been converted to transports, this was still not meeting the demands of getting sufficient troops and equipment to the front....

The Aichi D3A 'Val' was a carrier-borne dive bomber and was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy and was involved in most major naval activities, including the Pearl Harbour attack. Being the first Japanese craft to bomb...

A lot of naval vessels were armed to the teeth with a variety of weaponry. Ranging from anti-infantry to anti-vessel and anti-air, a lot of ships were basically made to be a 'jack of all trades' type of threat, able...

Man your ships! It's time to set sail, get your men into position and arm your guns with the Cruel Seas crew! Each crew pack contains 6x 3 1/300th scale metal crewmen. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

This Imperial Japanese Navy Paint Set arms you with the palette to get your fleet tabletop ready. There's also a painting guide! The paints included in this bundle, along with their general areas of application are: Vallejo London Grey -...

A perfect harbour for any fleet, return from action to your safe harbour and a hot mug of tea before re-fueling and arming and on to your next mission. This product has the following dimensions: Jetty: 10cm x 2cm Main...

This set contains 1 of each wake: 1 x Tiny 1 x Small 1 x Medium 1 x Large 1 x Huge

The wonderful thing about naval warfare is that the ammunition didn’t just disappear if it missed its intended target. Rather it would show up quite well in the form of fountains of spray known as ‘plumes’. They’re great for intimidating...

You're not a true sea dog worth your salt if you don't have a Cruel Seas dice bag with nation-matching dice packs!

Author: Mark Stille Illustrator: Ian Palmer, Giuseppe Rava Publication Date: 20 Nov 2012 Number of Pages: 80 This book covers the fierce night naval battles fought between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during late 1943 as the...

The IJN Subchaser was developed to counter the increased threat to Japanese shipping posed by a growing number of submarines in the Soviet Pacific Ocean Fleet. Though three sub classes were produced, they were all referred to as the No.13...

The IJA started developing small gunboats for close support of amphibious landings in 1924 and by 1927 had the AB-Tei gunboat. By WWII these would be diesel-powered. They would be transported to the landing zones on merchant ships. They were...