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Despite its impressive range, the Type B1 I-boat’s size, slow dive time, relatively shallow operating depth and sluggish underwater performance made it vulnerable to improving Allied anti-submarine technology. (Illustration by Tony Bryan; from Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941–45, Osprey Publishing Ltd.)
Illustration by Tony Bryan; from Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941–45, Osprey Publishing Ltd.