Tamiya 31453 - Submarine I-16 & 1-58  [31453]

A submarine element happen included between the escort group the Japanese Navy's historic assault on Pearl Harbor in WWII. Naval modelers became capable replicate another some the Pearl Harbor attack force with this particular re-packaged model kit.

The Japanese Navy's bold request a surprise attack in the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor needed the work of an enhanced Expeditionary Force is comprised of 20 fleet submarines. They certainly were primarily available a screen and minmise most of the any U.S. Navy force that tried reach japan carrier team. But 5 of these 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 in order to make torpedo assaults. These midget submarines had been launched, but none ever returned from their missions.