IJN Kaiten igyo (manned torpedoes) M1:72

Description

Kaiten (回天, literal translation: "Return to Heaven", commonly rendered as "turn of the Heaven's will", "the heaven shaker"[1]) were manned torpedoes and suicide craft, used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II Type Human torpedo Place of origin Empire of Japan Service history In service 1944–1945 Used by Imperial Japanese Navy Wars World War II Production history No. built approx. 420 Variants Type 1 Type 1 Mod.1 Type 1 Mod.2 Type 2 (prototype only) Type 3 (only a project) Type 4 (approx. 50 produced) Type 5 (only a project) Type 6 (only a project) Type 10 (1+2 or 1+6 produced) Specifications Guidance system Manually piloted with gyroscopic stabilisation and automatic running. Launch platform Submarine, surface ship, and coastal bunker