Early war: Historical loadout of torpedoes?

[Drakken]

Just wondering, what was the historical loadout of torpedoes inside early war U-boats? What was the ratio in G7a and G7e inside a VIIB uboat?

I ask because I feel like a cheat when I fill my Uboat with either sort of torpedoes exclusively. So, I am currently doing the following:

Bow torpedoes
- 2 TI G7a in tubes, 3 in reserve
- 2 TII G7e in tubes, 3 in reserve
- One TI G7a in external reserves

Stern torpedoes
- All TII G7e in tube, reserve, and external

[Task Force]

Myself, I fill My U boat with The steam Powered Torpedos. They seem to be more realiable. I also do it WW1 style and fire torpedos when the ship is at a certan angle to my boat, so the faster the better the better. just to tell you I hit 95% of the time depending on my attitude when Im Fireing.;)

[Jimbuna]

You'll find that level of information in the Clay Blair books http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Bosje]

Speaking of the Clay Blair books, they are kind of hard to get by in the Netherlands. anyone happen to know of a decent, easy source (and cheap if possible)

[Jimbuna]

Speaking of the Clay Blair books, they are kind of hard to get by in the Netherlands. anyone happen to know of a decent, easy source (and cheap if possible)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_/203-2303015-2363137?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=clay+blair

[Bosje]

ya but i am a poor student without a credit card, you see. ah well i'll look around in my city again some day

anyway this is getting off topic

but thanks :)

[Sailor Steve]

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTGER_WWII.htm

[Jimbuna]

I think what he is after is the actual historical loadout/numbers of torpedoes used :hmm:

[bigboywooly]

Well all external torps should be steam
Electrics needed too much looking after so were not left outside

Was there a defined loadout for within ?
Or down to commanders

I know some commanders later in war took no external torps as no chance of spending enough safe time on the surface to reload them so were pointless

[Sailor Steve]

I think what he is after is the actual historical loadout/numbers of torpedoes used :hmm:
I gathered that, but he wanted cheap, so I went with what I had.

[Jimbuna]

I think what he is after is the actual historical loadout/numbers of torpedoes used :hmm:
I gathered that, but he wanted cheap, so I went with what I had.

Well it's pointless pointing him to possibly the daddy of them all:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/U-boat-Evolution-Technical-Submarines-Military/dp/0304361208/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220215855&sr=8-1