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

A submarine element had been included amongst the escort team the Japanese Navy's historic assault on Pearl Harbor in WWII. Naval modelers is now able to recreate another an element of the Pearl Harbor attack force with this specific re-packaged model kit.

The Japanese Navy's daring arrange for a surprise assault in the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor needed the employment of an enhanced Expeditionary Force composed of 20 fleet submarines. They were primarily to offer a screen and reduce the variety of any U.S. Navy force that attempted to reach japan carrier team. But 5 of these fleet submarines, I-16, I-18, I-20, I-22, and I-24, also carried 2-man Ko-hyoteki midget submarines tasked with penetrating the harbor defenses in order to make torpedo attacks. These midget submarines were launched, but none ever returned from their missions.