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| + | ==Listed by stats== |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
| + | This class was referred to as the ''I-168''-class, as well as the: |
| + | *Type KD6 |
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| + | This class was further break up between the sub "a" and "b" types, with slightly modified designs. |
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| + | The Kaidai Type VI, also called the I-168 class, was built under the Maru 1 Programme and the Maru 2 Programme. They were faster than their predecessors, having the highest surface speed of any submarine in the world in the mid-1930s. However, their speed was surpassed slightly by later IJN submarines. |
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| + | The Kaidai VI contributed to sinking two USN aircraft carriers during World War II. |
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| + | [[Category:Submarines]] |