CV Shokaku attack on Pearl Harbor — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal
CV Shokaku attack on Pearl Harbor 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal This 1-1800 scale deck decal is designed for WWII Imperial Japanese Navy miniature warship collections and naval wargaming.
Detailed 1-1800 scale waterslide deck decal representing CV Shokaku during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
Historical Information
Shokaku was the lead ship of the two-ship Shokaku class, among the Imperial Japanese Navy’s most capable prewar fleet carriers. Commissioned only months before Pearl Harbor, she joined Carrier Division 5 with Zuikaku and participated in the 7 December 1941 attack. Shokaku later fought at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands before returning to combat in the Marianas in 1944.
Key Historical Details:
- Commissioned: 8 August 1941
- Class: Shokaku class
- Number in Class: 2
- Primary Theater: Pacific
- Major Operation: Attack on Pearl Harbor; Battle of the Coral Sea; Battle of the Philippine Sea
- Aircraft Complement: Pearl Harbor air group: 18 A6M2 Zero fighters, 27 B5N2 Kate attack aircraft, and 27 D3A1 Val dive bombers, plus spares
- Final Disposition: Torpedoed and sunk by USS Cavalla on 19 June 1944 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea
- Unique Detail: Lead ship of a fast, large two-carrier class that became the core of Japan’s surviving fleet-carrier force after Midway.
Model Compatibility
This decal is specifically sized for Ghukek miniature 3D-printed ships.
Miniatures from different manufacturers may vary in flight-deck dimensions, elevator placement, weapons positions, island location, and other structural details, so decals are not automatically interchangeable between manufacturers.
Warlord Games Option
Where a Warlord Games version is offered, select the Warlord option specifically for the corresponding Warlord Games miniature.
For Warlord pre-decal application model preparation, please Click Here.
Warlord Games and Ghukek versions are NOT interchangeable.
