Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (1)
Contributors: Ian Palmer (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: May 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781841763637
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Naval forces & warfare; Weapons & equipment; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military; History; History - Military / War; Germany; Military - General; History / Military / World War II; Military - World War II
First sentence: Further models had been considered, including the MVBIII, a large development of the MVBIA, which would serve as a minelayer as well as carrying two motor torpedo boats; the MVBIV, which would be a seagoing workshop/supply/repair submarine serving the main combat units of the U-boat fleet; the MVBV, which was to have a new propulsion system designed by Walter; and finally the MVBVI, which was to have a new design of steam-driven engine.
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