NEPTUN WW11 GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT 'T-1/12' 1/1250 MODEL SHIP

NEPTUN WW11 GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT 'T-1/12' 1/1250 MODEL SHIP (image 1/1)
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METAL MODEL OF WW11 GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT 'T-2' BUILT BY SCHICAU, ELBING 1938, 12 IN CLASS, 1 088 TON, 35 KNOTS, 84 METRES, 1 X 4 INCH GUN AND SIX 21 INCH TORPEDO TUBES. The 1935 design was unsuccessful and the 1937 was little better. These ships were designed as a larger more seaworthy torpedo vessel rather than a more balanced mini destroyer.The requirements for the 1935 class included a maximum "declared" displacement of around 600 tons in order to come within a clause in the Washington Naval Treaty , and higher speeds than the older 1923 and 1924 classes. In reality these ships came in overweight at around 900 tons standard displacement . To achieve this, high pressure turbines were used but these were unreliable and difficult to repair and maintain in the restricted space of the hull. The low displacement made them unseaworthy which was only partially resolved by 1940 and this reduced the effectiveness of the class as minelayers. There was an even greater concentration on torpedoes, with a single 10.5 centimetre gun and minimal anti-aircraft protection.The 1937s incorporated some modifications, including lower pressure turbines, but with little real improvement. They displayed the same limitations as their predecessors and the reasons for persisting with such a poor design are unclear.Twelve 1935s and nine 1937s were built at read more
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