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Tatsumaki was the Japanese submarine component of the 'Yu' plan to decimate the US Fast Carrier Task Force in the lagoon of Majuro atoll in the Marshall islands group (May 1944).
Tatsumaki was the Japanese submarine component of the 'Yu' plan to decimate the US Fast Carrier Task Force in the lagoon of Majuro atoll in the Marshall islands group (May 1944).
===Involved Forces===
The plan involved the submarines I-36, I-38, I-41, I-44 and I-53.
*It also involved the used of the [[wikipedia:Type 4 Ka-Tsu|''Type 4 Ka-Tsu'']] (amphibious tank).
==Operation Tungsten==
==Operation Tungsten==
Additionally, it can be noted that British carrier-based planes were extensively used:
Additionally, it can be noted that British carrier-based planes were extensively used:
*[[Barracuda]]s
*[[Barracuda]]s, [[Seafire Mk.III Kai|Seafires]], [[Swordfish (disambiguation)|Swordfishes]], [[F4F]] Wildcats, [[F6F]] Hellcats, [[F4U]] Corsairs.
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