Type XXI Submarine (Elektroboot Revolution)
ELEKTROBOOT - 17 Knots Submerged! REVOLUTIONARY! - 118 boats commissioned 1944-1945: U-2501 to U-2546, U-3001 to U-3035, U-3501 to U-3530. ELEKTROBOOT REVOLUTION! 17.2 KNOTS SUBMERGED (faster underwater than surfaced 15.6 kts!). "Elektroboot Revolution" special ability (17 kts submerged, 7 days underwater, +200% capability, UNIQUE!). 7 DAYS SUBMERGED ENDURANCE (340 nm at 5 kts!). 118 BOATS BUILT! 1621 tons surfaced, 6× 53.3cm bow torpedo tubes, 23 torpedoes, AUTOMATED hydraulic loading (20-minute reload!). Triple battery capacity (3× Type VIIC!). Streamlined "figure-8" hull. Advanced passive sonar. DEFINED ALL POST-WAR SUBMARINE DESIGN! Only 2 combat patrols (arrived too late). Influenced Soviet Whiskey/Zulu, US Tang, British Porpoise classes.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1621 t
- Displacement (full)
- 1819 (submerged) t
- Length
- 251.6 ft
- Beam
- 26.2 ft
- Crew
- 57
- Ships built
- 118
- Commissioned
- 1944-1945
- Decommissioned
- 1945 (surrendered), some post-war service
Performance
- Top speed
- 15.6 kn
- Range
- 15500 nm at 10 knots surfaced, 340 nm at 5 knots submerged (7 DAYS!)
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 6× 53.3cm bow (automated loading!)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 72.81
- Research cost
- 25,629
- Credit cost
- 50,967
Notable
- ELEKTROBOOT REVOLUTION! (17 kts submerged!)
- "Elektroboot Revolution" special ability (17 kts submerged, 7 days underwater, +200% capability, UNIQUE!)
- 17.2 KNOTS SUBMERGED! (faster underwater than surfaced!)
- 7 DAYS SUBMERGED ENDURANCE! (340 nm at 5 kts underwater!)
- 118 BOATS BUILT! (revolutionary mass production!)
- Triple battery capacity (3× Type VIIC!)
- Automated hydraulic torpedo loading (20-minute reload!)
- Streamlined "figure-8" hull (minimal drag)
- No deck gun (streamlined for underwater speed)
- Advanced passive sonar (GHG Balkongerät)
- Prefabricated modular construction (8 sections)
- DEFINED ALL POST-WAR SUBMARINE DESIGN!
- Influenced Soviet Whiskey/Zulu, US Tang, British Porpoise classes
- Only 2 combat patrols (arrived too late!)