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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
This class was referred to as the ''I-168''-class, as well as the:
*Type KD6
This class was further break up between the sub "a" and "b" types, with slightly modified designs.
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.
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.
The Kaidai VI contributed to sinking two USN aircraft carriers during World War II.
The Kaidai VI contributed to sinking two USN aircraft carriers during World War II.
[[Category:Submarines]]
[[Category:Submarines]]