U-295 type VIIC/41 + BIBER
1/400 military submarine scale plastic model kit
Mirage 40414
DECALS included
Manufacturer: Mirage Hobby (Poland)
Scale: 1/400
Material: Plastic
Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box
The Biber (German for "beaver") was a German midget submarine of the Second World War. Armed with two externally mounted 21-inch (53 cm) torpedoes or mines, they were intended to attack coastal shipping. They were the smallest submarines in the Kriegsmarine.
The Biber was hastily developed to help meet the threat of an Allied invasion of Europe. This resulted in basic technical flaws that, combined with the inadequate training of their operators, meant they never posed a real threat to Allied shipping, despite 324 submarines being delivered. One of the class's few successes was the sinking of the the cargo ship Alan A. Dale.
A number have survived in museums including one example that has been restored to operational condition.
Construction of the first prototype began in February 1944 and was completed in less than 6 weeks.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Biber |
| Operators: |  Kriegsmarine |
| General characteristics Biber | |
| Type: | Midget submarine |
| Displacement: | 5.7 tonnes |
| Length: | 8.9 m |
| Beam: | 1.6 m |
| Height: | 1.6 m |
| Propulsion: | 32hp Otto petrol engine, 13hp electric motor, |
| Speed: |
6.5 knots surfaced 5.3 knots submerged |
| Range: | 100 nautical miles (surfaced) |
| Test depth: | 20 m maximum |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Armament: | two TIIIc torpedoes or two mines |
- Stock: Out Of Stock
- Model: MIRAGE40414
- DATE ADDED: 10/08/2010
