Re: U480 A stealth Uboat
Posted by:
ThomasHorton
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Date: October 12, 2009 01:11PM
Copied? Not sure about that as the boats look pretty different.
Influenced by the Type XXI? You bet!
I would be very interested in finding some citations that show that the SSN-571 was copied from the Type XXI.
There were 10 years between the Type XXI and the SSN-571. I am pretty sure there were other innovations that may have also influenced the design of the SSN-571. I would hazard a guess that the designs of the various Walter Boats also had influence on the SSN-571.
But Hey, I have been wrong on this forum many times.
Influenced by the Type XXI? You bet!
I would be very interested in finding some citations that show that the SSN-571 was copied from the Type XXI.
There were 10 years between the Type XXI and the SSN-571. I am pretty sure there were other innovations that may have also influenced the design of the SSN-571. I would hazard a guess that the designs of the various Walter Boats also had influence on the SSN-571.
But Hey, I have been wrong on this forum many times.
