Tamiya 1:350 scale Japanese NAVY special submarine I-400

[The world’s largest submersible aircraft carrier] The Japanese Navy’s I-400 was built as an unprecedented submersible aircraft carrier, with three Seiran special attack aircraft launched from a submarine capable of covert operations. This submarine is 122m long, 12m wide, and has an underwater displacement of 6,560 tons, making it comparable to a destroyer and the world’s largest submarine at the time.It also has a long cruising range that allows it to circumnavigate the globe without making a port of call. It was never a dream to launch a surprise attack on the East Coast of the United States or the Allied Forces’ strategic point, the Panama Canal.The first ship, the I-400, was completed in December 1944, at the end of the Pacific War.The second ship, the I-400, was completed in December 1944, at the end of the Pacific War. The war ended while the aircraft was on its way to attack the American task force at Ulithi Atoll along with 401, and it never saw any actual combat.However, its performance demonstrated the superior technological capabilities of the Japanese Navy to the world, and later It is said that this led to the concept of a strategic missile nuclear submarine.