AOSHIMA 000366 IJN I-16 "HEI" PEARL HARBOR (CRUISER SUBMARINE JAPAN) 1/350 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
THE I-16 (PRONOUNCED "E-16") CRUISER SUBMARINE SAW SERVICE EARLY IN WWII, AS SHE DELIVERED
ONE, TYPE-A CLASS MIDGET SUBMARINE AT THE ENTRANCE TO PEARL HARBOR ON THE 7TH OF DECEMBER
1941.
I-16 was laid down on 15 September 1937 at the Mitsubishi's Kobe Yard in Kobe, Japan, as Submarine No. 44, the first of eight submarines of the C1 subclass.
Yard number: 44 / Test depth: 100 m (330 ft) / Crew: 107
On May 19th 1944, I-16, a C1 type submarine, was sunk by depth charges from the American destroyer USS England (DE-635), after I-16 was sighted by a patrol ...
Ko-hyoteki Ko Gata Type-A midget submarines were 78.5 feet long, displaced 46 tons, were armed with two muzzle-loaded torpedoes, and had a crew of two. Normally, they were transported to and from their target areas on the decks of larger Type C1 submarines. About 60 Type A's were built and were the first midgets to be deployed.
FEATURES:
* Brand: Aoshima
* Title: Ironclad Series IJN Submarine I-16 Pearl Harbor
* Number: 000366
* Scale: 1/350
* Type: Full kit
* Released: 2011 New tool
* Topic: Submarine Type C » Submarines (Ships)
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