CV Zuikaku attack on Pearl Harbor — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal
CV Zuikaku 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 Zuikaku during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
Historical Information
Zuikaku was the second and final Shokaku-class carrier and was commissioned in September 1941, only weeks before joining the Pearl Harbor strike force. Alongside Shokaku, she fought in nearly every major Japanese carrier action of the first half of the Pacific War, including the Coral Sea and Santa Cruz. After the losses at Midway, Zuikaku became one of the most important surviving Japanese fleet carriers and continued in frontline service until late 1944.
Key Historical Details:
- Commissioned: 25 September 1941
- Class: Shokaku class
- Number in Class: 2
- Primary Theater: Pacific
- Major Operation: Attack on Pearl Harbor; Battle of the Coral Sea; Battle off Cape Engaño
- 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: Sunk by U.S. carrier aircraft on 25 October 1944 during the Battle off Cape Engaño
- Unique Detail: Last surviving Japanese aircraft carrier from the six-carrier Pearl Harbor strike force; used as part of the decoy carrier force at Leyte Gulf.
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.
