Shadow Master
Banned
For a timeline outline I am working on:
I'm looking for alternative submersible smallcraft, to be carried to sea by, launched from (and recovered by), a 'mother ship' submarine. Missions types would include:
Alexandrian/Scappa Flow raiders. Small submersible craft attacking major fleet units at anchor - because smaller is better when trying to penatrate the anti-submarine defenses, and plan to have several infiltration mini subs involved in the effort-all of which are expendable. Mother ships supporting them until harbour is filled, then go in...
{This type needs no high speed, nor extended range, nor extensive weapons load} Size medium.
Anti Anti-Submarine ship. Very fast submerged speed w/powered mines that get to target depth for pattern detonation.
{This type needs (underwater) speed as its prime requirement, along with enough weapons load to make repeated runs} Size small.
Submersible torpedo rack. A submersible that is essentially just a bunch of torpedo tubes that can all be launched at once, for saturation attacks upon a convoy.
{This type needs a large weapons load w/total launch capability. Just enough speed to get into position, but a long enough range/duration to permit usefull station keeping} Size large.
As always, the PoD is that of a 1919 Germany, with a group of rich military/industrialists leading the charge to develop new weapons of war to enable Germany to fight and win a revenge war against the UK & France. This thread is for the undersea portion.
If you have any ideas for designs, doctrines, secret weapons development strategies etc...
Looking forward to your input folks.
I'm looking for alternative submersible smallcraft, to be carried to sea by, launched from (and recovered by), a 'mother ship' submarine. Missions types would include:
Alexandrian/Scappa Flow raiders. Small submersible craft attacking major fleet units at anchor - because smaller is better when trying to penatrate the anti-submarine defenses, and plan to have several infiltration mini subs involved in the effort-all of which are expendable. Mother ships supporting them until harbour is filled, then go in...
{This type needs no high speed, nor extended range, nor extensive weapons load} Size medium.
Anti Anti-Submarine ship. Very fast submerged speed w/powered mines that get to target depth for pattern detonation.
{This type needs (underwater) speed as its prime requirement, along with enough weapons load to make repeated runs} Size small.
Submersible torpedo rack. A submersible that is essentially just a bunch of torpedo tubes that can all be launched at once, for saturation attacks upon a convoy.
{This type needs a large weapons load w/total launch capability. Just enough speed to get into position, but a long enough range/duration to permit usefull station keeping} Size large.
As always, the PoD is that of a 1919 Germany, with a group of rich military/industrialists leading the charge to develop new weapons of war to enable Germany to fight and win a revenge war against the UK & France. This thread is for the undersea portion.
If you have any ideas for designs, doctrines, secret weapons development strategies etc...
Looking forward to your input folks.