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Originally Posted by krashkart
I just asked a friend, as an outside source, which Theater comes to mind first and he said the European theater. For a couple of reasons:
1.) The war started in Europe
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Japan invaded China July 7 1937
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2.) The Japanese weren't famous for their submarines
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USS Yorktown CV-5 sunk by I-168
USS Wasp CV-7 sunk by I-19
So two of the Four major CVs sunk by the IJN were by submarines.
Another small carrier could be added to the list:
USS Liscome Bay CVE-56 sunk by I-175
(But she was a jeep carrier and not a significant loss)
The Post War USN SSG(N) submarines (The Fleet Boat Conversions and purpose built Grayback/Halibut classes) incorprated design ideas from the I-400 class submarines namely the airplane hanger (used for Loon/Regulus missiles in the SSG(N)s). Not to mention the idea is still in use with the USN's DDSs that can be mounted on the hull of US SSNs to store Zodacs or Swimmer Delivery Vehicles.
Using a submarine to deliver a smaller submarine was pioneered by the IJN, the US and Russians use this in their DSRVs and SDVs.