TAMIYA : REF : 31435 : 1:700 : WATER LINE SERIES : Japan : I58 (Submarine / Sous-marins) (Late version).
Tamiya REF :
31435
Fabricant
TAMIYA
ISBN : 4950344999392.
Scale :
1:700
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About the Model
Overall length: 156mm, Overall width: 13mm. Painstakingly reproduced parts such as bridge, radar, 25mm machine gun, 6 Kaiten torpedoes. Periscope can be modeled in either up or down position. Precisely replicates details of the edges and nonslip treatments on deck. Includes decals for vessel number, etc.
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About the Japanese Submarine I-58
The I-58 was laid down in Yokosuka Navy Yard in September 1944. The vessel carried a Type 0 small reconnaissance seaplane E-14 (Glen) and a catapult to launch it. The primary weaponry of the I-58 consisted of six torpedo tubes, three on each side of the bow. It also served as the mother ship for the Kaiten human torpedoes. On the night of July 30th 1945, it attacked the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser Indianapolis with a salvo of six regular torpedoes. Two of those struck the cruiser and she sunk about fifteen minutes later.
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Plus d'Histoire :
Le I-58 (イ-58) est un sous-marin japonais de type B Mod.2 (乙型改二（伊五十四型), Otsu-gata Kai-2) ayant servi durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans la Marine impériale japonaise.
Modifié pour transporter des torpilles pilotées Kaiten, il a endommagé deux destroyers ennemis avec elles, mais son succès le plus significatif a été le croiseur lourd USS Indianapolis, coulé avec des torpilles conventionnelles le 30 juillet 1945. Le sous-marin s'est rendu en septembre 1945, et a ensuite été sabordé par la marine américaine.
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More History :
The I-58 (イ-58) was a Japanese Type B Mod.2 (乙型改二（伊五十四型, Otsu-gata Kai-2) submarine that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Modified to carry Kaiten-launched torpedoes, it damaged two enemy destroyers with them, but its most significant success was the sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis with conventional torpedoes on July 30, 1945. The submarine surrendered in September 1945 and was subsequently scuttled by the U.S. Navy.
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Sources : Wikipedia.