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SILENT HUNTER III
SUBMARINE SIMULATOR
Type II U-Boat
The Type II U-boat was a coastal submarine first launched in 1935 and designed primarily for the patrol of coastal waters around German ports and harbors.
The Type II U-boat
The original Type II design (later known as the "Type IIA") possessed a limited range and were capable of underway periods of only two to three weeks. The Type IIA submarine was armed with three forward torpedo tubes, could dive to 100 meters, and was manned by a crew of twenty five.
Type IIA specifications
Only six Type IIA submarines were constructed before the German Navy upgraded the design to the Type IIB submarine which lengthened the boat somewhat and added additional diesel tanks, greatly increasing the range. Outwardly, the Type IIB was nearly identical to the IIA design.
Twenty IIB submarines were constructed, with the last such boat launched in 1940. The German Navy also constructed eight additional Type IIC submarines which held a redesigned conning tower and elongated fuel tanks adding extra range.
The Type IIC submarine
The final variant of the Type II class was the Type IID submarine, first introduced into active service in 1940. The Type IID had relatively the same firepower as the other Type II variants but with a much longer range (over 6,000 nautical miles). The Type IID reached its heyday during the Black Sea campaign when the boats were extensively deployed by the 33rd U-boat flotilla.
Type IID specifications
