Uuuuuu! Ne mogu da verujem Bravo 

Nastavak. 

To, fantasticno!

Evo par reci o poslednjoj velikoj operacija Nemackih podmornica u Atlantiku. 

Wolf pack Seewolf

Ovo je bio poslednji pokusaj da se ponovo pokrene ofanziva u blizini Americke obale. Pocetkom Marta 1945 krece devet podmornica i to sedam podmornica krece u grubi dok dve krecu samostalno.
Spisak podmornica koje su krenule pocetkom Marta.


    U-518
    U-546
    U-805
    U-858
    U-880
    U-881
    U-1235

Podmornice U-530 i 548 krecu prema obali Kanade.
Saveznici uspevaju da saznaju za pokret ove grupe i odmah preduzimaju opseznu akciju u cilju unistenja ove formacije. Poseban strah izaziva mogucnost da podmornice nose balisticke projektile koji bi bili lansirani sa podmornica na Americke gradove. Do ovoga nije doslo ali je strah bio vise nego prisutan. Formacija podmornica dolazi u Centralni Atlantik pocetkom Aprila 1945. Do kraja rata saveznici uspevaju da potope 5 podmornica iz ove grupe.
Najvise uspeha imala je podmornica U-546, koja potapa Americki ratni brod USS Frederick C. Davis (DE 136). Tom prilikom 126 clanova posade gubi zivot dok je 66 prezivelo. Ubrzo posle ovog uspeha sreca okrece ledja podmornici i ona biva potopljena 24.04.1945. Podmornicom je komandovo kapetan Paul Just.

Njegova slika.

Nastavak. 

Hteo sam postaviti par slika, ali ovde jednostavno nema šta nema, ujkaalbert maheru u-boot-ova svaka ti čast, skidam kapu 

Slobodno kaci fotke. Uvek se nadje nesto novo. 

German submarine U-55

Ova podmornica je imala veoma kratak ali vise nego uspesan put. Pripadala je klasi  Type VIIB. U periodu od 21 Nov 1939 do 31 Dec 1939 obavila je trening patrolu. Na prvu borbenu patrolu krece 16.01.1940. iz luke Kiel. Podmornicom je komandovo Werner Heidel. 18.01.1940. uspeva da potopi svoj prvi brod. U pitanju je bio Svedski brod Foxen. Tom prilikom 17 clanova posade gubi zivot dok je dvoje prezivelo. Ubrzo posle toga potapa i drugi brod. U pitanju je bio Norveski brod Telnes. Tom prilokom svih 18 clanova posade gubi zivot. Brod je potopljen u blizini obale Skotske.
Dva dana posle ovoga 22.01.1940. potapa i svoj treci brod. U pitanju je bio Norveski brod Segovia. Tom prilikom 23 clana posade gubi zivot. Brod je potopljen u blizini obale Irske. Svoj cetvrti brod potapa 23.01.1940. U pitanju je bio Svedski brod Andalusia. Celokupna posada broda od 21 clana posade gubi zivot. Brod je potopljen u blizini zapadne obale Irske.
Peti brod potapa 30.01.1940. U pitanju je bio Britanski brod Vaclite. Brod potapa u blizini Scilly Islesa. Ovom prilikom posada je imala dosta srece i svih 35 clanova posade uspeva da prezivi. Sve prezivele je uskoro pokupio Italijanski trgovacki brod Pollenzo. Ubrzo posle toga potapa i svoj zadnji brod. U pitanju je bio Grcki brod Keramiai. I ovom prilikom posada je imala srece i nije bilo zrtava medju 28 clanova posade.
Nekoliko minuta posle ovog napada, podmornicu napadaju Engleski brodovi HMS Whitshed i HMS Fowey. Podmornicu takodje napadaju i Francusk brodovi Valmy i Guépard. Kapetan podmornice Werner Heidel naredjuje posadi da napusti ostecenu podmornicu. Po napustanju posade kapetan ostaje u podmornici i zajedno sa njom odlazi u vecne dubine.
Time se zavrsava kratak ali vise nego uspesan put podmornice U-55.

Spisak potopljenih brodova:

18 January 1940    Foxen     Sweden    1,304    Sunk
19 January 1940    Telnes     Norway    1,694    Sunk
22 January 1940    Segovia     Norway    1,387    Sunk
23 January 1940    Andalusia     Sweden    1,357    Sunk
30 January 1940    Keramiai     Greece    5,085    Sunk
30 January 1940    Vaclite/Vaclita[4]     Great Britain    5,026    Sunk

U-boat Types VIIC/42


The VIIC/42 was designed 1942-1943 and was intended to replace the then retreating VIIC, she had a much stronger pressure hull (with plating thickness up to 28mm) and a bit better offensive punch (16 torpedoes against VIIC's 14). Her diving depth was designed to be 200 meters with 400 meters as crushing depth (VIIC figures: 100/200 meters).

These boats would have been very similar in external appearance to the VIIC/41 but with two periscopes in the tower as type IX.

All contracts for the VIIC/42 U-boats were cancelled on 30 September 1943 in favour of the new Elektro Boat XXI.

Contracts were signed for 164 boats

Type IXD

These boats, designed in 1939-40, have been called IXD/41, IXD and my main source gives them as IX D1 and IX D2. The difference between D1 and D2 was mostly in engine layout and power. The D1 had teething troubles and the D2 boats had a more proven layout.

These were more than 500 tons heavier and almost 10 meters longer than the IXC/40. They were armed with 24 torpedoes in 6 tubes (4 at the bow and 2 at the stern) and had the secondary armament in the form of the Utof 105mm/45 deck gun with roughly 150 rounds of ammunition.

In 1943-44 the torpedo tubes were removed from the D1 boats (U-180 and U-195) and they converted for transport use. In their new role the could transport 252 tons of freight.


Technical information for type IXD

Displacement:
(tons)    1616 (sf)
1804 (sm)
2150 (total)
Length: (m)    87,60 oa
68,50 ph
Beam: (m)    7,50 oa
4,40 ph
Draught: (draft)   5,40 m
Height:   10,20 m
Power: (hp)   4400 (sf)
1000 (sm)
   
Speed:
(knots)   19,2 (sf)
6,9 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)   23700/12 (sf)
57/4 (sm)
Torpedoes:   24
4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:    48 TMA
Deck gun:    105/45
150 rounds
Crew:    55-63 men
Max depth:    ca. 230 m
(755 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.
The table above is for the IXD2 boat.