Type IXB Submarine (Improved Type IX)
Improved Type IX - Enhanced Range & Reliability - 14 boats commissioned 1939-1940: U-64, U-65, U-103 to U-111, U-122, U-123, U-124. Improved Type IXA with enhanced reliability. 1051 tons surfaced, 6× 53.3cm torpedo tubes, 22 torpedoes carried, 18.2 knots surfaced/7.3 knots submerged. 12,000 nm range (14% improvement over IXA 10,500 nm!), wider beam 22.2 ft (improved stability). 1× 10.5cm SK C/32 + AA armament. Enhanced diesel engines (reliability focus). Famous boats: U-123 (Hardegen - Operation Drumbeat US East Coast!), U-106, U-107. Led to Type IXC (54 boats).
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1051 t
- Displacement (full)
- 1178 (submerged) t
- Length
- 251 ft
- Beam
- 22.2 ft
- Crew
- 48
- Ships built
- 14
- Commissioned
- 1939-1940
- Decommissioned
- 1941-1945
Performance
- Top speed
- 18.2 kn
- Range
- 12000 nm at 10 knots surfaced (IMPROVED!)
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 6× 53.3cm (4 bow, 2 stern)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 61.66
- Research cost
- 21,704
- Credit cost
- 43,162
Notable
- Improved Type IXA with enhanced reliability
- 14 boats built (U-64 to U-124 series)
- 1051 tons surfaced (refined design)
- 12,000 nm range (IMPROVED 14%!)
- 22 torpedoes (maintained high capacity)
- Enhanced diesel engines (reliability focus)
- Wider beam (22.2 ft - stability!)
- Famous boats: U-123 (Hardegen - Operation Drumbeat!)
- US East Coast operations
- Pre-war to early-war production