Also from November 1944
Torpedo Equipment
1. U-boats are to be equipped with torpedoes as follows:
a) Atlantic
Type VIIc ("Lut" boat) forward: 3 T V, 5 T IIIa Lut
aft: 2 T V
Type VIIc (without "Lut") forward: 3 T V 5 T IIIa Fat 2
aft: 2 T V
Type IXc ("Lut" boat) forward: 4 T V 6 T IIIa Lut
aft: 2 T V 2 T IIIa Lut (2 T IIIa Fat II)
Type IXc (without "Lut") forward: 4 T V 6 T IIIa Fat II
aft: 2 T V 2 T IIIa Fat II
Type IXd ("Lut" boat) forward: 2 T V 8 T IIIa Lut
aft: 2 T V 2 T IIIa Lut (2 T IIIa Fat II)
Upper deck: T I Fat I as far as possible.
Type IXd (without "Lut") forward: 2 T V 8 T IIIa Fat II
aft: 2 T V 2 T IIIa Fat II
Upper deck: T I Fat I as far as possible.
Type XXI ("Lut" boat)
Type XXIII ("Lut" boat) 2 T IIIa "Lut"
Type XXIII (without "Lut")2 T IIIa Fat II
b)
Northern Waters
Type VIIc a (as Atlantic)
b in winter on special order of C.C. Northern Waters Type VIIc ("Lut" boat)
forward: 3 T V 3 T I Lut, 2 T IIIa Lut
aft: 2 TV
c)
Baltic boats operating against the enemy.
As for atlantic boats.
Some additional points
- External storage would carry wet heater torpedoes as electric types required much more frequent checks. Later in the war external storage was removed as reloading was too dangerous and space was used for other purposes.
- Boats were fitted for either FAT or LUT torpedoes, we discussed the mechanical incompatibility
here .
- Flak boats would only carry torpedoes in the tubes, no internal reloads.
- Type XXI while on paper could carry 23 torpedoes would only have 20 in practice for maintenance purposes.