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LEGO MOC-157053 Type XXI Elektroboot Submarine (Freestyle 2023)

Nazi Germany's Most High-Tech Submarine Found 73 Years After It Was Blown Up

The German Type XXI "Elektroboot," entering service in 1944, was a revolutionary leap in naval technology. It was the first submarine designed to operate primarily submerged, reaching underwater speeds of 17.2 knots—significantly faster than it could travel on the surface. Featuring advanced silent electric motors and a rapid hydraulic torpedo loading system, it could fire 18 torpedoes in just 20 minutes. Though arriving too late to alter WWII's outcome, its streamlined hull and snorkel system r

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