Type VIIC Submarine (THE Workhorse)
THE WORKHORSE - 577-593 Boats! Most Produced Submarine EVER! - 577-593 boats commissioned 1941-1945: U-69 to U-1279 series. MOST PRODUCED SUBMARINE VARIANT IN HISTORY! THE workhorse of U-boat fleet! 769 tons surfaced, 5× 53.3cm torpedo tubes, 14 torpedoes carried, 17.7 knots surfaced/7.6 knots submerged. 8,500 nm range, "Workhorse" special ability (+35% production efficiency, UNIQUE!). Formed backbone of Battle of Atlantic (1939-1945). Wolf pack tactics (Rudeltaktik). Famous boats: U-96 (Das Boot movie!), U-505 (captured intact, Chicago museum!), U-156. 709 Type VII total - VIIC alone 577-593! Mass production 1941-1945. Defined WWII submarine warfare.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 769 t
- Displacement (full)
- 871 (submerged) t
- Length
- 220.5 ft
- Beam
- 20.3 ft
- Crew
- 44-52
- Ships built
- 577-593
- Commissioned
- 1941-1945
- Decommissioned
- 1945 (war's end)
Performance
- Top speed
- 17.7 kn
- Range
- 8500 nm at 10 knots surfaced
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 5× 53.3cm (4 bow, 1 stern)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 34.12
- Research cost
- 3,003
- Credit cost
- 23,884
Notable
- THE WORKHORSE U-BOAT! (577-593 boats!)
- MOST PRODUCED SUBMARINE VARIANT IN HISTORY!
- "Workhorse" special ability (+35% production efficiency, UNIQUE!)
- 769 tons surfaced (optimized design)
- Battle of Atlantic backbone
- Wolf pack tactics (Rudeltaktik)
- 709 Type VII total (VIIC alone 577-593!)
- Famous boats: U-96 (Das Boot), U-156, U-505 (captured!)
- 1941-1945 mass production
- Defined WWII submarine warfare