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Originally Posted by Kapitän Schneider
Ah yes the Type XXVI-W. Does any coding genius out there know how to implement 10 torpedo tubes?
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Not to mention all the different combinations possible for propulsion, when you have
- main electric motor
- "silent" electric motor
- Walter turbine
- main diesel engine
- diesel generator
You can run the boat (surfaced or while snorkeling) with the main diesel engine while using the diesel generator to charge the batteries... Or run the boat with the generator using the "silent" motor as propulsion, while main diesel + main electric motor are charging batteries... Or... Or...
You could even power the boat submerged with the "silent" motor while the Walter turbine charges the batteries via the main electric motor
Endless combinations...
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Originally Posted by Kapitän Schneider
Dam you JayDee and you demand for one of the most advanced and heavily armed U-Boat's that I have come across in my research.  |
Yeah, it's a nice little boat... Fast, nimble, the best sonar that would have been, packs a good punch with its 10 tubes, "folding" snorkel which was way better than the periscopic one on type XXI... And best of all, not just some fantasy somebody put on a sheet of paper, but actually in production at the end of the war. The soviets built it in the 50ies... That means, a XXVI W rear end with a modified XXI front. Project 617.