U boat types....historical availability?

CCIP · 02-01-07, 07:44 PM

(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.

Deep-Six · 02-02-07, 12:17 AM

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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 · 02-02-07, 12:31 AM

[quote=Deep-Six]

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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!

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