AFV Club SE73514 1/350 Japanese Navy Submarine I-27 with A-Target

Model Kit

Add a unique chapter of Imperial Japanese Navy history to your collection with this highly detailed 1/350 scale model of the Japanese submarine I-27 with its accompanying A-Target midget submarine. A Type B1 fleet submarine, I-27 served throughout World War II on long-range reconnaissance and attack missions across the Indian Ocean and Pacific. The submarine is best known for participating in the 1944 attack on Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean, including the sinking of the British troopship Khedive Ismail, before being hunted down and sunk by Royal Navy destroyers. The included A-Target midget submarine represents the specialized two-man craft developed for covert harbor attacks, reflecting Japan’s efforts to combine fleet submarines with stealth assault capabilities during the war.