[Pablo]

Originally Posted by linerkiller

I think that Bridger is right....If you give a look to the Tomi-Wolfehunter's VIIC/41 overworked model, you will see it....Maybe I'm wrong, but the deck is too narrow for a type X

Hi!

I think CCIP is correct: click on the link he provided and take a close look.

• the holes forward of the deck gun match the number and location shown on the Type IXB minelayer
• There are two deck guns, one forward and one aft of the conning tower, where the most the Type VII (any variant) ever had one, and the Type VIIC/41 did not have one at all.

There is a way to verify it, too:

1. Go to http://www.uboat.net and find the details on the Type XB U-boat, specifically, the fates of each of the eight Type IXB boats. Hint: you're looking for one that was destroyed by aircraft and which likely had some survivors since the U-boat in the picture is on the surface. It's probably not U-117, since that one was submerged (no survivors) when it was sunk by a homing torpedo. Ah, here's one that seems to fit: U-118.
2. Go to http://www.google.com and search for images of U-118. Voilà: http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-118.htm
3. Hey! It's the same photo! Bingo!

Pablo