Cruel Seas: IJN No 13 Subchaser 0521-week-4 or the ‘Red Fleet’ for

or the ‘Red Fleet’ for short

O Gauge Row Of 3 Arches With Office/Workshops (503mm long x 171mm tall)

Between the wars Japan reassessed its position with its navy

after Pearl Harbor

Cruel Seas: IJN No 13 Subchaser 0521-week-4 or the ‘Red Fleet’ forThe IJN Subchaser was developed to counter the increased threat to Japanese shipping posed by a growing number of submarines in the Soviet Pacific Ocean Fleet. Though three sub classes were produced, they were all referred to as the No. 13 class by the IJN. Forty nine subchasers were constructed of which thirty five were lost, mostly to USN warships, submarines and aircraft. Their effectiveness was extremely limited when put against similar classes of