I-17

nikimcbee · 03-03-08, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AkbarGulag

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

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Originally Posted by AkbarGulag

In combined fleet it says it was sunk by Tui... it misses the other ship. The other Corvette was called the 'Moa'. They forced it to surface then ran it onto a reef.

I saw a pic, a real nice one of a Japanese sub with aircraft launch, but it was not the 1-17. There is a picture of one somewhere with the caption explaining the sailors were destroying the aircraft before surrender.

Here what is supposed to be the I-17...

http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~pitroad/display/pt/pt18-19.jpg

It's a scale model, hard to see what way the plane launches from there.

Here's a better one....

I-17

Looks Forward Launched.

All of the B-1 class have a forward hanger, except for the I-17, which is aft.

This was the most numerous class of Japanese submarines. These boats were fast, long-ranged, and carried a seaplane, which could be launched on a forward catapult. However, I-17 carried the catapult aft, and her hangar opened aft as well.

Someone should tell the guy making those models then ^^

Plus, the number on the conning tower was different anyway.