Trumpeter 05907 German Type XXIII U-Boat Project type 小號手  [TP05907]

The growth for the Type XXIII was handed high concern. To cut back development time, Dr. Walter designed the latest ship based on the previous Type XXII prototype. By June, 1943, the first design ended up being ready and construction began in parallel at a few shipyards in Germany, France, Italy and German occupied USSR. The kind XXIII had an all welded hull design, and was initial submarine worldwide to make use of an individual hull design. For the energy plant, the sort XXIII utilized the MWM RS-348 diesel motor, which was already used as a diesel generator aboard the kind IXDs. The electric motor ended up being the AEG GU 4463/8, that was a simplified form of the electric motors employed on the Type VIIs. Handling wise, the sort XXIII turned out to be an excellent boat, which was very maneuverable both at first glance and underwater. Crash dive time was a quick 9 moments. Construction with this advanced submarine faced a logistical nightmare. Many disruptions were caused by Allied land improvements, constant aerial bombings, product and manpower shortages. Regarding the 280 submarines ordered, just 61 had entered solution.

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