Type IXA Submarine (First Type IX)
First Type IX Long-Range - 10,500 nm! - 8 boats commissioned 1938-1939: U-37 to U-44. FIRST TYPE IX LONG-RANGE SUBMARINE! Established Type IX ocean-going standard (194 boats total!). 1032 tons surfaced, 6× 53.3cm torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern), 22 torpedoes carried (most yet!), 18.2 knots surfaced/7.7 knots submerged. 10,500 nm range (LONG-RANGE for deep Atlantic!), 1× 10.5cm SK C/32 (heavy deck gun), 1× 3.7cm + 1× 2cm Flak. Deep Atlantic operations far from bases. Led to Type IX family: IXA (8), IXB (14), IXC (54), IXC/40 (87), IXD (28+) = 194 boats total!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1032 t
- Displacement (full)
- 1153 (submerged) t
- Length
- 251 ft
- Beam
- 21.4 ft
- Crew
- 48
- Ships built
- 8
- Commissioned
- 1938-1939
- Decommissioned
- 1940-1943
Performance
- Top speed
- 18.2 kn
- Range
- 10500 nm at 10 knots surfaced (LONG-RANGE!)
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 6× 53.3cm (4 bow, 2 stern)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 18.4
- Research cost
- 1,619
- Credit cost
- 12,880
Notable
- FIRST TYPE IX LONG-RANGE SUBMARINE!
- 8 boats built (U-37 to U-44)
- 1032 tons surfaced (ocean-going size)
- 10,500 nm range (LONG-RANGE!)
- 22 torpedoes carried (most yet!)
- 6× torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
- 10.5cm deck gun (heavy!)
- 18.2 knots surfaced (fast!)
- Deep Atlantic operations
- Led to Type IX family (194 boats total!)