How many japanese subs were used in pearl harbor. how many actually made it into pearl harbor and fired a torp

Question

last word is torpedo

Answer 1

Strength of Japanese Army during war :
6 aircraft carriers,
2 battleships,
3 cruisers,
9 destroyers,
8 tankers,
23 fleet submarines,
5 midget submarines,
441 planes.
Casualties:
55 airmen, 9 submariners killed and 1 captured,
29 planes destroyed,
4 mini-submarines sunk
United States Naval Institute photographic analysis conducted in 1999 indicates one entered the harbor and successfully fired a torpedo into the West Virginia, in what appears to have been the first shot by the attacking Japanese. The final disposition of this submarine is unknown.
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Answer 2

I'll agree with Isis up to the one fired part......65 years later there is still no conclusive proof anyone got off a shot......there is a picture taken from a Japanese plane that MAY show a torpedo track headed for California from a blob like area in the water that MAY be a mini sub.....

oh yeah....in case it's not clear: the subs that headed into Pearl Harbor, were attacked just off the entrance and sunk there were 2 man mini subs "piggybacked" into attack range by larger Japanese 'fleet" subs which stayed miles off shore

Answer 3

5 made it in 2 fired their torpedos

Answer 4

Five deployed. Two made it in. One fired.