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Originally Posted by Obltn Strand
In real life type xxi had serious construction flaws.
Perhaps the game simulates this..?
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All these construction flaws had been detected and had been fixed before the boats were commissioned.
According to Wiki article they were being built in a rush and as many as 118 were constructed till 1945 but they had to undergo long periods of extensive post-production work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_XXI_submarine
Since the game allows to use the XXI type since October 1944 it gives a kind of alternative history option in which poorly constructed subs were commissioned anyway.
Hmm... on the one hand this explanation sounds convincing, because German command wanted to take any chance to change the battle for the Atlantic in its favour even despite of obvious construction flaws of the new Wonder weapon (Wunderwaffe).
But how poorly constructed subs can dive to such deep depths and stay intact being only vulnerable to depth charges explosions in the same time?
As for me, there is a contradiction, and the most realistic option is not to use this U-boat at all.
Although, the sub of this tipe is in the game it may be modified to normal conditions of a U-boat allowed to sail in the hight seas.