Gordon Williamson Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Here is one of the subs that acted as "mother" to the Kaiten mini-subs. This is I-58, a B1 class which carried 4 Kaiten, two on the fore deck and another 4 aft.
Gordon Williamson Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 Sadly, the scale here (1/350) doesn't allow for the kind of deatil on the fabulous Kaiten model by Snoopy. The figures on deck are just 4mm high !
Gordon Williamson Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 With medal to show an idea of scale. Overall the model is around 30cm.
Gordon Williamson Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 The B1 class was a highly adaptable design. Here's an earlier version complete with catapult launched spotter plane. This is I-19
Gordon Williamson Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 These were BIG boats. Far bigger than a German U-Boat.
Gordon Williamson Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 Compared with a German Type IX, the larger of the two principal German U-Boat types. Despite the more roomy interiors of the Japanmese subs there was apparently little consideration given by the designers for crew comfort.
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