Mirage Hobby 1:400 Japanese I-506 Type U-IX D1 Turm IV

The I-506 / U-195 was an ocean-going submarine belonging to the IXD2 type. This type was clearly larger and had a better surface and underwater speed than the IXC / 40 that preceded it, but had a slightly reduced range of operation. It is worth adding that some ships of this type were converted into underwater transporters in the period 1943-1944, and their range increased to 31,500 nautical miles. Such actions were also taken on the U-195, which after the first combat voyage in March-July 1943 and the sinking of three merchant ships, was converted into an underwater transport. In August 1944, U-195 set sail for the port of Batavia, Indonesia, which is in Japanese hands. He reached his destination in December 1944. After information about Germany's surrender, the ship was taken over by the Japanese in May 1945 and renamed I-506 in July of the same year, but was surrendered to the Allies in August. I-506 was scrapped in 1947.