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The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II

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Post by Marcus » 28 Mar 2002, 20:44

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Has anyone of you read or can comment on "The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II" by Carl Boyd & Akihiko Yoshida.
The topic is interesting and I don't recall seeing any books on this topic before.

/Marcus

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Here's a book by a Jap sub vet:

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Post by MKSheppard » 09 Apr 2002, 17:01

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/exc ... 05-5829521

I-Boat Captain. by Zenji Orita with Joseph Daniel Harrington


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I-15 Luckiest shot

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Post by admfisher » 10 Apr 2002, 04:13

The IJN's use of their submarine force was such a waste.
But then I think it was one there subs that holds the best shot record.
It was I 15, she is credited by the usn with hitting three ship with one spread.
Three torpedo's hit and sank Wasp, then one torpedo hit dd, O Bannon and one hit on North Carolina. Apparantley one of the O Bannons crew seen one of the torpedos pass under their ship.

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Re: IJN submarines

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Post by Galahad » 10 Apr 2002, 19:19

Read about the I-400 class of submarine aircraft carriers. They were the largest built prior to the nuclear submarine era, and were constructed for the purpose of mounting an air attack on the Panama Canal--an attack that most likely would have succeeded if it had been carried out. They carried either 2 or 3 aircraft.
Unfortunately for Japan, the first of them only entered service at the end of the war.

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Post by admfisher » 10 Apr 2002, 21:49

The I 400 class were definatly something else for some more info check:
http://www.combinedfleet.com/sen_toku.htm

Grant :mrgreen:

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