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i found it stupid that a big IX had equal/less shells then a small VII 
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In one of the Clay Blair volumes there is a reference to a Type IXB (IIRC) carryinf 355 rounds  |
Pending positive proof of that, the reason the Type IX is listed as carrying less ammo is simple: The 10.5cm round (Type IX) was 3.45 feet long, and the 8.8cm round (Type VII) was only about 2.5 feet long. The bigger shells take up more space, so they carried less of them.
Call it stupid if you like, but the numbers are accurate. The typical battleship only carried about 100 rounds per gun, for the same reason.
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-45_skc32.htm
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_88mm-45_skc35.htm |
Volume 2, The Hunted, Luth, U-181, page 79
