German Kriegsmarine U-Boats & MTB Sections - Warlord Games Victory At Sea

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Listing Template 2018\n\n--Home\n\n--About Us\n\n--Latest Items\n\n--View Feedback\n\n--Add to Favourites\n\n--Contact Us\n\nDescription\n\nSubmarines: A long-ranged submersible, the Type IX was the most successful U-boat of the war, with each vessel averaging over 100,000 tons of shipping sunk. One Type IX, U-107, made the most successful convoy mission of the war, with nearly 100,000 tons of shipping sunk out of Freetown in Africa. The latest variants of this design were capable of ranges of more than 23,000 miles, allowing them to rove far in search of convoys, while their heavy load of torpedoes allowed them to keep pace with a convoy, attacking night after night.\n\nMTBs: The R1-class of R-Boat (from the German R\u00E4umboot, meaning minesweeper) was intended to be used as a shallow water minesweeper but, as the war went on, it became a multi-role craft. Its duties expanded to include patrol, antisubmarine, convoy escort, minelaying, and rescue operations. Some classes of R-Boats