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Re: Type VII
Posted by:
Johannes Felten
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Date: September 05, 2005 04:30PM
Ironically, it seems that the best version of a type VII U-boat was one that hasn't been built.
They should have built a third diesel engine, giving the U-boat one or two more knots of speed, and serving as a backup engine. It seems that the ones they had often gave trouble.
A third engine would have required a slightly longer-built hull which in turn would have served two other critical purposes:
1. It would have been possible to add bigger sized fuel tanks, beyond the ones enlarged already in the improved type VIIB version. This would have been a great help in the Atlantik missions, especially for those U-boats that came all the way to the US.
2. A longer hull would have created somewhat more space for crew and provisions, again, especially for longer exploits.
Johannes
They should have built a third diesel engine, giving the U-boat one or two more knots of speed, and serving as a backup engine. It seems that the ones they had often gave trouble.
A third engine would have required a slightly longer-built hull which in turn would have served two other critical purposes:
1. It would have been possible to add bigger sized fuel tanks, beyond the ones enlarged already in the improved type VIIB version. This would have been a great help in the Atlantik missions, especially for those U-boats that came all the way to the US.
2. A longer hull would have created somewhat more space for crew and provisions, again, especially for longer exploits.
Johannes
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