MILITARY WATER VEHICLES
TYPE XXI UNTERSEEBOOT
Val CHA Cost Notes 15 Size 75 Length 32", Width 16", Area 512", Mass 3.3 kton, KB -15 85 STR 0 HTH Damage 17d6 END [8] 12 DEX 6 OCV 4/DCV -6 25 BODY 0 8 DEF 18 3 SPD 8 Phases: 4, 8, 12 Total Characteristics Cost: 95 Movement: Swimming: 10"/20" Cost Abilities and Equipment Propulsion Systems 2 1) Propeller-Driven Military Vessel: Swimming +6" (8" total), No Noncombat Movement While Submerged (+0), 1 Continuing Fuel Charge lasting 1 Month (easily-obtained fuel; +0); Side Effect (propeller does KA 2d6 to anyone coming in contact with bottom stern of vehicle, occurs automatically, only affects environment around vehicle; -¾), Limited Maneuverability (-½), Custom Modifier (Air Breathing Engines, 4 hours underwater endurance; -½) Notes: It took the boat 3-5 hours to re-charge the batteries with the Schnorchel once every 2-3 days if travelling at moderate 4-8 knots and was thus much less in danger from aircraft which sank about 56% of all U-boats lost in the war. 2 2) Maximum Submerged Speed: Swimming +2" (10" total); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1.5 hours (-¼) 3) Water Vehicle: Ground Movement -6" (already figured in) Tactical Systems 39 1) 533mm Torpedo Tubes w/G7E Torpedoes: RKA 5d6, Increased Maximum Range (5,625"; +¼), Explosion (+½), Autofire (5 shots; +1 ½); 2 clips of 6 Charges (Increased Reloading Time: 10 Minutes; -1 ½), OIF Bulky (-1), Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), Only to Activate, -¾), Limited Arc Of Fire (60 degrees; Only on same horizontal level; -¾), Crew-Served ([3-4] people; -½), Inaccurate ½ OCV (-¼), Activation 15- (faulty exploders; -¼), Real Weapon (-¼), [6] Notes: Also they had hydraulic torpedo reload system that enabled the commander to reload all 6 tubes in something like 10 minutes which was even less than it took to reload one tube on the VIIC normally. Operations Systems 8 1) Active Sonar (Hearing Group), +2 to PER Roll, Increased Arc Of Perception (240 Degrees), Telescopic: +3; OIF Bulky (-1), Sense Affected As More Than One Sense [very common Sense] (-½) 4 2) Passive Hydrophones: Detect A Single Thing 11- (Hearing Group), Discriminatory; OIF Bulky (-1), Sense Affected As More Than One Sense [very common Sense] (-½) 15 3) Periscope: Clairsentience (Sight Group), +1 to PER Roll, Telescopic: +4, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½); OIF Bulky (-1), Limited Range (8"; -¼) 4 4) Basic Radios: HRRP (Radio Group), +1 to PER Roll; OIF Bulky (-1), Custom Modifier (Wireless only; -1) 4 5) Enigma Crytographic Machine: Cryptography 14-; OIF Bulky (-1), Custom Modifier (Orders to destroy rather than allow capture; -1), Requires A Skill Roll (-½) Notes: Not carried on "Milch Cow" Tanker and supply U-boats. 11 6) Submersible: LS (Safe in High Pressure; Self-Contained Breathing) 3 7) Bulkheads: LS (Self-Contained Breathing); Partial Coverage (about one-twentieth of ship; -2) 15 8) Bulkheads: 5 more bulkheads (total 2 9) Ship's Galley and Refrigerators: +2 with KS Weapon Options 43 1) 533mm Torpedo Tubes with T Series Passive Homing Torpedoes: RKA 5d6, Increased Maximum Range (5,150"; +¼), Explosion (+½), Autofire (3 shots; +1 ¼); OIF Bulky (-1), Extra Time (1 Turn (Post- Segment 12), Only to Activate, -¾), Limited Arc Of Fire (60 degrees; Only on same horizontal level; -¾), Crew-Served ([3-4] people; -½), Custom Modifier (Passive Sonar homing; -½), 12 Charges (-¼), Activation 15- (faulty exploders; -¼), Real Weapon (-¼), [12] Notes: Can use Magnetic or Contact Exploder 2 2) Ballspiel Gunnery Radar: +2 with any single attack with one specific weapon Notes: Ballspiel was a gunnery radar for U-boats. Like most German radars at the end of the war, it was a development of Berlin. It had a range of 25km, but for practical gunnery only 8km was used. It had an azimuth accuracy of about 1 degree and a range accuracy of 500 meters. It is known that Ballspiel was used in active service, but there are no data about its effectiveness. Equipment Options 4 1) FuG 350 Naxos I Radar Detector: Detect A Single Thing 11- (Unusual Group), Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees); OIF Bulky (-1), Custom Modifier (Real Gear; -¼) Notes: Fitted After 1942 7 2) FuMO 83 Berlin U I: Radar (Radio Group), +1 to PER Roll, Telescopic: +2; OIF Bulky (-1), Custom Modifier (Real Gear; -¼) Notes: Fitted after September 1943 Talents 3 Basic Navigation Instruments: Bump Of Direction Total Abilities & Equipment Cost: 168 Total Vehicle Cost: 263 Value Disadvantages 25 Distinctive Features: Nazi submarine (Not Concealable; Extreme Reaction [fear]) 15 Physical Limitation: (see Notes) (Frequently, Greatly Impairing) Notes: This new construction method could have pushed construction speeds below half a year per vessel, but in reality all the assembled U-boats were plagued with severe quality problems that required extensive post-production work to fix. The blame lay as much with the cutting-edge technology as with Albert Speer's insistence that the sections be made by inland companies, even though these had little experience in naval construction. It would have made more sense to concentrate all construction at the shipyards, where the expertise was available to build sophisticated vessels. The extent of the industrial fiasco can be gauged by the fact that out of 118 assembled XXIs, only four were rated fit for combat before the war ended in Europe. Performance Specs 1) Tonnage Notes: 1,619 2) Submerged Endurance Notes: # full submerged speed of 18 knots for 1.5 hours# submerged speed of 12-14 knots for 10 hours# silent submerged speed of 5 knots for 60 hours 3) Range Notes: 15,500 4) Surface Speed Notes: 16 5) Submerged Speed Notes: 17 6) Crush Depth Notes: 919 7) Crew Notes: 58-60 Total Disadvantage Points: 40 Total Cost: 223/5 = 45
Type XXI U-Boat Hero Designer File
Character sheet by Robert Kevin Walsh
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