Kaiten-class human torpedo
Also known as Kaiten submarine, Kaiten torpedo
were crewed torpedoes and suicide craft, used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Kaiten
- Weapon.image
- File:Kaiten_Type_1_on_display_at_the_Yūshūkan_in_October_2008_retouched for clarity.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A Kaiten, Type 1, at the Tokyo Yasukuni War Memorial Museum.
- Weapon.origin
- Japan
- Weapon.type
- Manned suicide torpedo
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1944–1945
- Weapon.used_by
- Imperial Japanese Navy
- Weapon.wars
- World War II
Article
41 sectionsContents
- Background
- Development
- Pilots
- Deployment
- Types
- Type 1
- General arrangement
- Performance
- Specifications
- Type 2
- General arrangement
- Performance
- Specifications
- Type 4
- General arrangement
- Performance
- Specifications
- Type 10
- General arrangement
- Performance
- Deployment plans
- Specifications
- Effectiveness
- Deployments
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
- Sixth
- Seventh
- Eighth
- Ninth
- Sinking of USS ''Underhill''
- Tenth
- ''Kaiten'' carriers
- Exhibits
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
were crewed torpedoes and suicide craft, used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.
==Background== thumb|left|upright|Kaiten Type 1 periscope at the Yūshūkan|Tokyo Yasukuni War Memorial