U boat types....historical availability?

[Deep-Six]

Originally Posted by CCIP

(VII and VIIA are the same thing)

Germany had 57 U-boats at the start of the war, of which 30 were various Type IIs, and 27 were modern types, of which 10 were Type VIIA, 8 were Type IXA, 2 were Type IA and 7 were VIIB.

No, they are not, look on this website.http://www.uboatwar.net/VII.htm.

[CCIP]

[quote=Deep-Six]

Originally Posted by CCIP

(VII and VIIA are the same thing)

No, they are not, look on this website.http://www.uboatwar.net/VII.htm.

Actually that site says they are (just that they are erroneously called VIIA)

Yea, the right designation is Type VII.

Good read on the differences between the types though - didn't know the early VIIs had a single rudder for example!