Type XIV Submarine ("Milchkuh" Tanker)
"Milchkuh" Tanker - 203 Tons Resupply Fuel! - 10 boats commissioned 1941-1942: U-459 to U-464, U-487 to U-490. SUBMARINE TANKER! Nicknamed "Milchkuh" (Milk Cow)! 1688 tons surfaced, 203 TONS EXTRA FUEL for resupplying other U-boats at sea! "Milchkuh" special ability (+100% fleet endurance, UNIQUE!). Extended patrol duration +100%+! 30.8 ft beam (WIDEST German submarine!). Minimal armament: 2× stern torpedo tubes (self-defense), NO deck gun (cargo space!). Carried 4 spare torpedoes + provisions + spare parts. Mid-Atlantic rendezvous operations. Strategic force multiplier. ALL 10 BOATS LOST 1943-1944! (100% loss rate!) Allied priority targets.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1688 t
- Displacement (full)
- 1932 (submerged) t
- Length
- 220.1 ft
- Beam
- 30.7 ft
- Crew
- 53
- Ships built
- 10
- Commissioned
- 1941-1942
- Decommissioned
- 1943-1944 (all lost in combat!)
Performance
- Top speed
- 14.9 kn
- Range
- 9300 nm at 10 knots surfaced
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- "2× 53.3cm stern" (self-defense only!)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 64.15
- Research cost
- 22,581
- Credit cost
- 44,905
Notable
- SUBMARINE TANKER! ("Milchkuh" = Milk Cow!)
- 10 boats built (U-459 to U-490)
- 203 TONS EXTRA FUEL! (resupply capacity)
- "Milchkuh" special ability (+100% fleet endurance, UNIQUE!)
- Extended patrol duration +100%+!
- 1688 tons surfaced (massive for tanker role)
- 30.8 ft beam (WIDEST German submarine!)
- Resupplied U-boats at sea (mid-Atlantic rendezvous)
- 4 spare torpedoes + provisions + parts
- Strategic force multiplier
- ALL 10 LOST IN COMBAT! (100% loss rate!)