Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines And Its Plan To Change The Course Of World War II - Plot & Excerpts
In early May he submitted a draft to Sixth Fleet command who, after reviewing it, forwarded it to the Navy General Staff for approval. It was agreed to launch the Seiran on a moonlit night, presumably in deference to Takahashi’s wishes. The upper Gatun lock gates were also confirmed as the target, including the mechanism for opening and closing the doors.1 Finally, it was agreed that all ten planes would attack the upper gate one after the other, to ensure its destruction.2 A mid-June departure date was set for Panama.3 Squad assignments for all four subs were announced on May 20.4 Asamura was named squadron leader for the I-401; Takahashi was put in charge of the I-400. The last stage of Seiran training involved attacking a full-sized mockup of the Gatun gates. But mining had virtually closed Japan’s Inland Sea, so Ariizumi ordered SubRon 1 and her Seiran squads to transfer to Nanao Bay, on Japan’s west coast.5 It was hoped that the sheltered waters of the Noto Peninsula would provide refuge from mines and enemy planes.
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