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Originally Posted by sublynx
A very good idea and I made some initial calculations on the costs. A type VII C cost 4.8 million Reichsmarks to build. That's something like 2 million dollars in 1940. With inflation and stuff it would be like 32 million dollars today.
But... a type VIIC then was hypermodern technology. Nowadays it's scrap metal. And there's the dockyards in China with cheap labour. I think I'm going to see my bank manager today. I'll tell him I'm gonna build a type VIIC with the money he's going to loan me. He'll get the money back after I sail to Somalia, man the U-boat with Somali pirates and start getting some real ransom money extorted out of the tankers and merchants sailing between Asia and Europe  |
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Originally Posted by desertstriker
what is a type IXD2 cost and a type XXI cost for that matter
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I have wondered this during sleeoless nights because I posess a skill set to build one.
Cheapest is one that looks like a real u boat from out side.
With additional cost it floats and moves.
Expensive toy to cruise around in sunny days. Owner can stand in connig tower wearing kaleuns cap. Bring some beer and friends make watch crew.
50 000 to 100 000 euros. Depending on cost of materials and labor, like in capitalism general.
Interior and diving capability is whole another matter. In Finland it is probaply illegal to build submarine anyways.
Making interior look authentic also cost and lot. Every valve handle, meter, gauge, instrument etc. have to be specifically crafted which is expensive.
I say lottery win or two to rent a drydock and lawers.