![]() ![]() She is also the only surviving type VII in the world. Today one type VIIC/41 still exists in the form of U-995 which is now on display at Laboe (north of Kiel) in Germany. This design saw one further change in the much improved type VIIC/42 but none of those was ever completed, being phased out for the even more formidable XXI Elektro boat in late 1943. ![]() All the type VIIC/41 boats from U-1271 onwards had the mine fittings deleted. They also had lighter machinery to compensate for the added steel in the hull making them actually slightly Under (operational 120m and crush depth at 250m against VIIC's 100/200). The biggest difference was that these boats had a stronger pressure hull giving them more depth to evade attack Armament was the same with 5 torpedo tubes (4 at the bow and one at the stern). Type VIIC/41 was a slightly modified version of the successful VIIC and had basically the Thanks to Miin Herng Tsueng for the review sample.Construction history of type VIIC/41 U-boatsīremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack Overall this is again a neat little model and one that will help anyone wishing to model his own “wolfpack” or “Enemy Below” diorama with the Buckley class DE ramming the sub.Ĭ 6 Type VII C upper hull, details, conning towers AA fit on this kit is one 8.8 cm deck gun and two 2 cm guns on the conning tower. The etched brass provides many of the details seen on the VII C type and in this case includes radio antenna cables, handrails on the conning tower, and sinking pennants. This kit offers finishing options for either U-96 with the happy swordfish insignia in grey (I have only seen it in red, but that may be due to the artwork and not accuracy – U-boot markings are not my forte), U-201 and U-558. Four torpedoes are provided for diorama fans wanting port details to go with the model. All parts appear to be nearly scale, which causes a normal problem with AFV Club kits of very fragile and tiny parts requiring extreme care in handling them. AFV Club : German U-Boat Type VIIC/41 : SE73504 : 1:350 : : 2010 : 4716965735043 (EAN) : Submarine Type VII () Submarine Type VII Type VII/C41 Wehrmacht. The model provides a wealth of tiny details in the form of most of the braces, brackets and guards found on the original and even provides for rotation of the deck gun on the finished model. ![]() AFV73503 1:350 AFV Club German U-Boat Type VII C 73503. AFV Club AFV73504 1:350 AFV Club German U-Boat Type VII C/41 73504. The molded detail on this submarine is amazing – it shares the B sprue with the VII B kit – and it offers the ability to open up the completed hull and view the pressure hull and conning tower protrusion once finished.īut this kit only comes with one conning tower and no optional “Wintergarten” fits for the antiaircraft suite. AFV73504 1:350 AFV Club German U-Boat Type VII C/41 73504. Like the B this kit is tiny at less than 19 centimeters long when complete. The most common of all of the U-boots built during WWII, this kit has some small differences from the B and twice the etched brass (from 7 to 15 parts). Trumpeter's 1/1/44 scale Type XXIII U-Boat is available online from įollowing on the heels of their very nice Typ VII B U-boot, AFV Club has now joined it with an equally nice Typ VII C. Ideal for any 1/350 modeler who wants either a sub or a “victim/victor” in a diorama 73503 German U-Boat Type VII Cħ8 parts (63 in olive drab, 15 etched brass)Ĭhoice of waterline or full hull model very petite details optional “lift-off” feature for pressure hull
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