Year: 2002 Language: english Author: Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer Genre: History Publisher: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 9781841763637 Format: PDF Quality: OCR without errors Pages count: 50 Description: This is the first of two volumes on Germany's World War II U-boats. It traces their development from the early U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy, the prohibition on Germany having U-boats following the Armistice in 1918, and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles, the secret development of U-boats using a 'cover-firm' in Holland, culminating in the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935 with the modern Type II. The operational history section includes examples from the Classes Type VIIA, Type VIIB, VIID, VIIE and VIIF before concentrating on the mainstay of the U-boat arm, the Type VIIC. Comparisons are also made with the standard allied submarines, their strengths, weaknesses and U-boat tactics. Additional info: Volume 1 of 2
Contents
Introduction The Type I The Type II The Type VII Armament The Torpedo The Mine Other Standard Armament Bibliography Colour Plate Commentary
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You cannot download files in this forum
Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45, Volume 1
Language: english
Author: Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer
Genre: History
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841763637
Format: PDF
Quality: OCR without errors
Pages count: 50
Description:
This is the first of two volumes on Germany's World War II U-boats. It traces their development from the early U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy, the prohibition on Germany having U-boats following the Armistice in 1918, and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles, the secret development of U-boats using a 'cover-firm' in Holland, culminating in the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935 with the modern Type II.
The operational history section includes examples from the Classes Type VIIA, Type VIIB, VIID, VIIE and VIIF before concentrating on the mainstay of the U-boat arm, the Type VIIC. Comparisons are also made with the standard allied submarines, their strengths, weaknesses and U-boat tactics.
Additional info:
Volume 1 of 2
Contents
IntroductionThe Type I
The Type II
The Type VII
Armament
The Torpedo
The Mine
Other Standard Armament
Bibliography
Colour Plate Commentary
Screenshots
Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (1).pdf
Download [5 KB]
Share
Vitbar192
Share