Seehund Type XXVII Midget Submarine
MOST SUCCESSFUL MIDGET - 285 Built, 9 Ships Sunk! - 285 boats commissioned 1944-1945: Multiple series Type XXVII. MOST SUCCESSFUL MIDGET SUBMARINE! "Midget Success" special ability (9 ships sunk + 3 damaged, UNIQUE!). 285 BOATS BUILT! 2-MAN CREW (vs. Biber/Molch 1-man!). INTERNAL torpedoes (vs. external!). Diesel engine (vs. gasoline/electric-only!). 14.9 tons surfaced, 11.9m long (39 ft), 2× 53.3cm internal torpedo tubes. 300 nm range (6× Molch, 2.3× Biber!). 165 ft diving depth (2.5× deeper!). 7.7 knots surfaced/6.0 knots submerged. Sank 9 merchant ships (120,000 tons!) + damaged 3 more. Combat-effective midget submarine. Proved 2-man crew + diesel + internal torpedoes = success.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 17 t
- Displacement (full)
- 17 (submerged) t
- Length
- 39.4 ft
- Beam
- 4.9 ft
- Crew
- 2
- Ships built
- 285
- Commissioned
- 1944-1945
- Decommissioned
- 1945
Performance
- Top speed
- 7 kn
- Range
- 300 nm at 7 knots surfaced
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 2× 53.3cm (INTERNAL!)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 30.76
- Research cost
- 2,707
- Credit cost
- 21,532
Notable
- MOST SUCCESSFUL MIDGET SUBMARINE! (9 ships sunk!)
- "Midget Success" special ability (9 ships sunk, 3 damaged, UNIQUE!)
- 285 BOATS BUILT! (successful mass production!)
- 2-MAN CREW! (vs. Biber/Molch 1-man solo stress!)
- INTERNAL torpedoes! (vs. Biber/Molch external mounts!)
- Diesel engine! (vs. Biber gasoline, Molch electric-only!)
- 300 nm range (6× Molch 50 nm, 2.3× Biber 130 nm!)
- 165 ft diving depth (2.5× Biber/Molch 65 ft!)
- Type XXVII official designation
- Streamlined hull design
- Combat-effective midget submarine
- Sank 9 merchant ships (120,000 tons total!)
- Damaged 3 additional ships