The "Molch" project was so much fun and I really enjoy the result. So I thought by myself, that a second one, also with interior, would be nice. The midget sub "Biber" would be nice but hard to realize, as the torpedos are positioned in a way, that would make the opening for a cutawya display very, very small and nothng could be seen inside. The "Seehund" would be much better in that respect, but it was a real sub with a very complex interior. That's wouldn't be a small side project bit a full blown research and build job. Not what I'm looking for right now. So it boils down to the fourth and I guess least known one, the "Hecht". Very simple Hull with a single torpedo hanging below the keel. Plenty of space to position an opening for the cutaway display and a simple but interesting enough interior. So I started as usual with a 3D cad model. Gonna be fun....here's what I got so far.
The boat was a big failure as it was slow, had a very limited range and it was almost impossible to control the boat. In the first versions i hat no dive planes but trim weights that were controlled by spindle drives. Slow and very ineffective. Later on stabilizing fins at the stern and bow planes were added to almost no effect. The boat had a gyro compass and was armed either with a magnetic mine attached to the bow or a torpedo underneath the keel. In latter version, the nose held three extra batteries.
A bizarre little boats that never saw combat but were solely used for training crews e.g. for the Seehnund.
The boat was a big failure as it was slow, had a very limited range and it was almost impossible to control the boat. In the first versions i hat no dive planes but trim weights that were controlled by spindle drives. Slow and very ineffective. Later on stabilizing fins at the stern and bow planes were added to almost no effect. The boat had a gyro compass and was armed either with a magnetic mine attached to the bow or a torpedo underneath the keel. In latter version, the nose held three extra batteries.
A bizarre little boats that never saw combat but were solely used for training crews e.g. for the Seehnund.
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