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Revell: 1:144 German Submarine Type IX C/40 (U190)
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The Type IX U-boats were German ocean-going submarines whose construction began in 1938. Depending on the subtype, the Type IX units were 76.5 m to 87.6 m long, 6.5 m to 7.5 m wide and their submerged displacement ranged from 1,150 tons to 1,800 tons. The maximum surface speed of the Type IX U-boats ranged from 18 knots to 21 knots and the maximum submerged speed was approximately 7 knots. The main armament was 6 533 mm torpedo tubes: 4 bow and 2 stern, with a total of 22–27 torpedoes carried on board. The secondary armament consisted of 1 105 mm gun. or 1 105 mm gun, 1 20 mm AA gun and 1 37 mm gun in the subtypes IX B, IX D-1 and IX D-2.
The Type IX U-boats were created as a development and a significantly improved version of the Type I A U-boats. Their swimming range, artillery and torpedo armament have been significantly increased. Several subtypes of this class of ships were created during serial production. Chronologically, the first was the Type IX. Later the Type IX B was created, with a slightly increased range and enhanced anti-aircraft armament. Another type was the Type IX C and C-40, which were longer than the previous ones and their maximum operating range was increased again - to almost 25,000 km. Finally, the last variants were the IX D-1 and IX D-2 subtypes, in which the maximum speed was increased to 21 knots on the surface and the torpedo reserve. During World War II, ships of this type operated mainly in the Atlantic, against Allied merchant shipping, but also went to the Indian Ocean.