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Penelope_Grey · 03-25-07, 09:52 AM

The VIIC/41 was pretty much the same as the VIIC, the only real difference was that the 41 had a stronger hull, which if I recall was 2.5mm thicker than the VIIC's which allowed them to safely dive deeper than the VIIC could. In order to compensate for the extra steel in their hulls, the 41's were made with lighter machinery inside. The 41 also had a slightly modified bow to help them out on the surface, ie it was a bit larger up front.

The VIIC/42 was designed, but was never built because they wanted to concentrate on the XXI's. The cool thing about the 42's was they had stronger pressure hulls again, and, they were designed to carry 16 torpedoes, as oppose to the VIIC and 41's 14 torpedoes.

03-25-07, 09:52 AM	#8
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The VIIC/41 was pretty much the same as the VIIC, the only real difference was that the 41 had a stronger hull, which if I recall was 2.5mm thicker than the VIIC's which allowed them to safely dive deeper than the VIIC could. In order to compensate for the extra steel in their hulls, the 41's were made with lighter machinery inside. The 41 also had a slightly modified bow to help them out on the surface, ie it was a bit larger up front. The VIIC/42 was designed, but was never built because they wanted to concentrate on the XXI's. The cool thing about the 42's was they had stronger pressure hulls again, and, they were designed to carry 16 torpedoes, as oppose to the VIIC and 41's 14 torpedoes. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too! Last edited by Penelope_Grey; 03-25-07 at 05:40 PM.