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GORDON WILLIAMSON, illustrated by IAN PALMER
KRIEGSMARINE U-BOATS 1939-45

KRIEGSMARINE U-BOATS 1939-45
INTRODUCTION
THE TYPE I
Operational Use
THE TYPE II
Type IIA
Type IIB
Type IIC
Type IID
Operational Use
THE TYPE VII
General Description
Type VIIA
Type VIIB
Type VIIC
Type VIIC/41
Type VIIC/42
Type VIIC/43
Type VIID
Type VIIE
Type VIIF
Type VIIC variants
Internal Description
External fittings
Construction Details
DESCHIMAG, BREMEN
GERMANIAWERFT, KIEL
BREMER VULCAN, VEGESACK
DANZIGERWERFT, DANZIG
FLENDERWERFT, LUBECK
NORDSEE WERKE, EMDEN
FLENSBURGER SCHIFFSBAU, FLENSBURG
HOWALDTS WERKE, KIEL
STULCKEN SOHN, HAMBURG
SCHICHAUWERFT, DANZIG
DEUTSCHE WERKE, KIEL
BLOHM & VOSS, HAMBURG
KRIEGSMARINEWERFT, WILHELMSHAVEN
ODER WERKE, STETTIN
VULCAN, STETTIN
NEPTUNWERFT, ROSTOCK
Operational Use
THE TYPE XIV
ARMAMENT
The 8.8 cm Deck Gun
The 2 cm Flak Gun
The 3.7 cm Flak Gun
Other Weapons
THE TORPEDO
Torpedo Types
G7a(TI)
G7e(TII)
G7e(TIII)
Detonators
Directional Control
The FaT (Flächenabsuchenden Torpedo)
The LuT (Lagenabhängiger Torpedo)
Zaunkönig (TVb)
Zaunkonig II (TXI)
THE MINE
TM(Torpedominen)A
TMB
TMC
SM(Schachminen)A
THE POWERPLANT
OTHER STANDARD EQUIPMENT
Radios
Radar
Sound Detection
COLOUR PLATE COMMENTARY
A: EARLY KRIEGSMARINE U-BOATS
B: THE SURVIVORS OF A U-BOAT ATTACK
C: TYPE VII VARIANTS
D: INTERIOR LAYOUT OF A TYPE VIIC/42
E: DECK ARMAMENT CONFIGURATIONS ON THE TYPE VII
Bridge Layouts
F: ATTACK FROM THE AIR
G: SPECIALISED VARIANTS