Kaiten-class human torpedo

Kaiten-class human torpedo is a human torpedo or suicide weapon.

Also recorded as Kaiten submarine; Kaiten torpedo.

Overview

It is associated with Empire of Japan. The record gives 1944 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

1944 class of Japanese human torpedoes

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Kaiten”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q277621: Kaiten-class human torpedo
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