Tamiya 31453 - Submarine I-16 & 1-58 田宮軍事模型1/700食水綫系列 雙星孖星  [31453]

A submarine element had been included between the escort team for the Japanese Navy&39;s historic attack on Pearl Harbor in WWII. Naval modelers are now able to recreate another part of the Pearl Harbor strike force with this particular re-packaged model kit.

The Japanese Navy&39;s bold arrange for a surprise attack on U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor required the use of an enhanced Expeditionary Force made up of 20 fleet submarines. They certainly were primarily to produce a screen and reduce the variety of any U.S. Navy force that attempted to achieve the Japanese provider team. But 5 of the fleet submarines, I-16, I-18, I-20, I-22, and I-24, additionally carried 2-man Ko-hyoteki midget submarines tasked with penetrating the harbor defenses to produce torpedo assaults. These midget submarines had been launched, but none ever came back from their missions.