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Erich
the old Sage
there were several Allied heavy armed ships that were poked by Schnellbooten as I have all the lists from Freiburg ........
S-boots
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mosquitoman said:
Exactly that was not there main mission to attack capital ships but to compliment the U-Boot arm and go after merchant shipping.
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
early version of an S-Boot, it doesn't have an armoured cupola
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Nice model.
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
Thanks
Did you build it?
Here are several designs for German S-Boote that never materialized but interesting none the less. All this info including pictures is taken from http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine
Kleinstschnellboot Projekt
Dimensions
Length (Total): 14,2 m
Beam: 3,0 m
Draft: 1,2 m
Weapons
2 cm MG: 5
1,3 cm Machine Guns: 1
86 mm Rocket Launcher: 4
45 cm Torpedo tubes: 2
Depth Charges 10
Engines
Shafts: 3
Engines: 3
Type: Piston engines
Performance
Total Performance: 2100 hp
Speed: 47 kn (loaded); 50 kn (unloaded)
Tragflügelboot Projekt
Length (Total): 15 m
Beam: 3,0 m
Height: 3,1 m
Draft: 0,9 m
Weapons
2 cm MG: 4
1,3 cm Machine Guns: 1
86 mm Rocket Launcher: 5
45 cm Torpedo tubes: 2
Depth Charges 10
Engines
Shafts: 3
Engines: 3
Type: Piston engines
Performance
Total Performance: 2200 hp
Speed: 55 kn
Turbojet Tragflügelboot Projekt
Dimensions
Length (Total): 15 m
Beam: 3,0 m
Height: 3,1 m
Draft: 0,9 m
Weapons
2 cm MG: 4
1,3 cm Machine Guns: 1
86 mm Rocket Launcher: 5
45 cm Torpedo tubes: 2
Depth Charges 10
Engines
Shafts: 3
Engines: 3
Type: Piston engines
Turbojets: 2
Performance
Total Performance: 2200 hp (plus 2900 kp turbojets)
Speed: 55 kn (65kn with turbojets)
Kleinstschnellboot Projekt
Dimensions
Length (Total): 14,2 m
Beam: 3,0 m
Draft: 1,2 m
Weapons
2 cm MG: 5
1,3 cm Machine Guns: 1
86 mm Rocket Launcher: 4
45 cm Torpedo tubes: 2
Depth Charges 10
Engines
Shafts: 3
Engines: 3
Type: Piston engines
Performance
Total Performance: 2100 hp
Speed: 47 kn (loaded); 50 kn (unloaded)
Tragflügelboot Projekt
Length (Total): 15 m
Beam: 3,0 m
Height: 3,1 m
Draft: 0,9 m
Weapons
2 cm MG: 4
1,3 cm Machine Guns: 1
86 mm Rocket Launcher: 5
45 cm Torpedo tubes: 2
Depth Charges 10
Engines
Shafts: 3
Engines: 3
Type: Piston engines
Performance
Total Performance: 2200 hp
Speed: 55 kn
Turbojet Tragflügelboot Projekt
Dimensions
Length (Total): 15 m
Beam: 3,0 m
Height: 3,1 m
Draft: 0,9 m
Weapons
2 cm MG: 4
1,3 cm Machine Guns: 1
86 mm Rocket Launcher: 5
45 cm Torpedo tubes: 2
Depth Charges 10
Engines
Shafts: 3
Engines: 3
Type: Piston engines
Turbojets: 2
Performance
Total Performance: 2200 hp (plus 2900 kp turbojets)
Speed: 55 kn (65kn with turbojets)
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
Yes, and nice pics. Lucky they never went into service
Nonskimmer
Captain
Cool stuff.
I fine them interesting especially the one with jet propulsion.
Nonskimmer
Captain
Jet's and propellers by the look of it.
Yes it was a mixture and there were versions of both.
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