Kō-hyōteki-class submarine

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The Kō-hyōteki (甲標的, Kō-hyōteki; Target 'A') class was a class of Japanese midget submarines used during World War II. They had hull numbers but no names. For simplicity, they are most often referred to by the hull number of the mother submarine. Thus, the midget carried by I-16-class submarine was known as I-16's boat, or "I-16tou". This class was divided in four types: Type A Kō-hyōteki (甲標的甲型, Kō-hyōteki kō-gata; Target 'A', Type 'A'), Type B Kō-hyōteki (甲標的乙型, Kō-hyōteki otsu-gata; Target 'A', Type 'B'), Type C Kō-hyōteki (甲標的丙型, Kō-hyōteki hei-gata; Target 'A', Type 'C'), and Type D Kō-hyōteki (甲標的丁型, Kō-hyōteki tei-gata; Target 'A', Type 'D'), the last one better known as Kōryū (蛟龍).

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