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except for the V2 container/trailer, any odd project based on the type XXI U-boot ?
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In late 1944 the Kreigsmarine planned further variants including "type XXI B" and "XXI C".
The type XXI B variation foresaw adding another six torpedo tubes to the bow, but aimed aft down the side of the sub, 3 per side.
In the type XXI C variation the number of torpedo tubes increase to 18 tubes (six to launch forward, twelve to launch aft, 6 per side). In both variations the Flack Guns were upgraded to 37mm and the maximum length of the boat was 83 meters long.
The Type XXI D was to be a pure cargo boat for communication with Japan.
A further variant was intended to be a nuclear powered version which of course relied upon nuclear developments which never reached fruition. This nuclear powered Type XXI concept became the forerunner and inspiration to Nautilus.
The type XXI B variation foresaw adding another six torpedo tubes to the bow, but aimed aft down the side of the sub, 3 per side.
In the type XXI C variation the number of torpedo tubes increase to 18 tubes (six to launch forward, twelve to launch aft, 6 per side). In both variations the Flack Guns were upgraded to 37mm and the maximum length of the boat was 83 meters long.
The Type XXI D was to be a pure cargo boat for communication with Japan.
A further variant was intended to be a nuclear powered version which of course relied upon nuclear developments which never reached fruition. This nuclear powered Type XXI concept became the forerunner and inspiration to Nautilus.
