Unit 3 - Japanese Midget Subs

The Japanese Midget Subs, such as the Ko-hyoteki(Type 'A' Target) class submarine, was a significant factor of the attack on Pearl Harbour. The Ko-hyoteki submarine was a very ingenious creation as it was small enough that it would be hard to spot on radar, and they were called Type A so that if the design was discovered by enemies they could say they were practice targets. The Midget Subs were able to hit 3 of the U.S. War ships.

Midget subs were very useful in War because they only needed two people to operate them and were able to quickly attack the enemy. Many countries in World War II copied the idea and built their own Midget Ships. Japan was the most successful country in using the Midget subs, with which they made an attack on Pearl Harbour and Sydney.

Japanese Midget Ships were a great thought out weopen due to it's ability to only need 2 crew members, so that Japan had more soldiers for the other stations. Despite their usefulness they were only used a few times such as Pearl Harbour and the attack on Sydney. The destruction on Pearl Harbour would have been less severe if the Japanese Midget Subs and never been made.