In this image, the I-401 submarine is shown. The I-401 aircraft-carrying submarine could travel one and a half times around the world without refueling. (Wild Life Productions, National Geographic Channel)From ABC News:
National Geographic Channel Program Documents Undersea Search for Japanese Super-Submarines.
With more time, military experts say, a fleet of revolutionary Japanese super-submarines could have changed the course of World War II.
Some were designed to launch bombers on kamikaze missions against New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Panama Canal. Others were thought to be twice as fast any other submarine used in the war.
None had the chance to execute their stealth missions against the U.S. mainland or critical targets in the Pacific during the war.
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CSN Editor: For background information, see History of Submarine Aircraft Carriers -- New Wars
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