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Re: Type IX Bow Section
Posted by: Don Prince ()
Date: October 15, 2020 08:04AM

Hello Titanius,

The Book "Another Place, Another Time" by Werner Hirschmann - page 216..

Basically the modification to the forward upper deck was an attempt to reduce the diving time of U-190 a Type IXC/40 which was about 40 - 45 seconds to complete. I believe the modification only decreased the diving time by a few seconds. For example; The Type VII C which was a much smaller U-Boat had a diving time of around 25 - 30 seconds which greatly increased the survivability of the U-Boat.

Kind regards,
Don_

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Type IX Bow Section Titanius Anglesmith 09/05/2020 08:34AM
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