Type 205 Submarine (Bundesmarine)
Bundesmarine - 12 Built! - 12 boats commissioned 1962-1969: U-1 to U-12. FIRST BUNDESMARINE SUBMARINES! Post-WWII West Germany. Type XXIII descendant (compact coastal!). 419 tons, 17 kts submerged, 8 torpedoes, non-magnetic steel, modern 1960s systems. NATO operations. Baltic/North Sea defense. Served 1962-1993 (12-31 years!). ACTUALLY BUILT - real submarines, not paper ships!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 419 t
- Displacement (full)
- 450 (submerged) t
- Length
- 145.3 ft
- Beam
- 15.1 ft
- Crew
- 22
- Ships built
- 12 (ACTUALLY BUILT!)
- Commissioned
- 1962-1969
- Decommissioned
- 1974-1993
Performance
- Top speed
- 10 kn
- Range
- 4500 nm at 5 knots surfaced
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 8× 53.3cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 61.62
- Research cost
- 21,690
- Credit cost
- 43,134
Notable
- FIRST BUNDESMARINE SUBMARINES! (post-WWII Germany!)
- 12 BOATS BUILT 1962-1969!
- Type XXIII descendant (compact coastal submarine!)
- Non-magnetic steel hull (mine warfare!)
- NATO operations (West German Navy!)
- Baltic/North Sea defense
- Cold War coastal submarine
- Modern systems (1960s technology)
- Served 12-31 years (1962-1993!)