Ship:U-4501

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26,000 doubloons

U-4501 — Germany Special Tier X Submarine.

In October 1943, Walterwerke submitted a proposal to the Kriegsmarine for a submarine featuring a closed-cycle Walter system engine fueled by hydrogen peroxide. This engine was designed to operate effectively whether the submarine was on the surface or submerged. The various sections of the submarine hulls had to be manufactured in different shipyards, and sections for four submarines—designated U-4501 to U-4504—were produced before the war reached its conclusion.

Pros

• High underwater speed
• Repair Party consumable available
• Large ping-marked sector area

Cons

• Small HP pool
• Low speed while surfaced

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	14100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	19
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	20.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	310
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	5.4
• Detectability by air (km)	2.06
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	2.06

SUB STATS
• Concealment at periscope depth (km)	2.06
• Maximum submerged speed (kt)	36.0
• Diving plane shift time (sec)	24.7
• Maximum diving speed (m/s)	3.4
• Dive capacity	210
• Dive depletion rate	—
• Dive recharge rate	2.0

Sonar

SONAR
• Sonar reload time (sec)	12.0
• Ping velocity (m/s)	600
• Ping width (m)	40
• Single ping duration (sec)	25.0
• Double ping duration (sec)	65.0
• Maximum ping range (km)	10.0

Torpedoes

SUBMARINE TORPEDOES	HOMING
• Torpedo name	G7es T4
• Damage	9233
• Range (km)	10.0
• Speed (kt)	82
• Detectability (km)	2.2
• Reload (s)	60
• Bow torpedo tubes	4
• Stern torpedo tubes	6
• Torpedo loaders (bow/stern)	4/3/3

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (3 charges, 15.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  (1.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Submarine Surveillance  (60.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Reserve Battery Unit  (2 charges, 30.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Repair Party  (2 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 70.5 hp/s)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.11.5:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game during the Update 0.11.5 Public Test and again from Update 12.6.
  • Preliminary characteristics (Thanks to Yuzorah at The Daily Bounce for listing stats as none were officially published in the dev blog).
  • Added dispersion when launching torpedoes:
    • 11 ° for bow and 16 ° for stern tubes.
  • Changed the dispersion when launching torpedoes:
    • For bow tubes - reduced from 11 ° to 3 °.
    • For stern tubes - reduced from 16 ° to 5 °.
    • Sonar ping range reduced from 14 to 6.3 km. Now it has the same value as the range of homing torpedoes.
    • Replaced the rotation of torpedo launchers with torpedo turning mechanics.
    • Fixed a bug that caused the submarine at the start of each new battle to select a torpedo type that was different from the last selected type in the previous battle.
    • Fixed a bug that prevented the submarine's torpedo reticles from turning to follow the sonar.
• Update 0.11.6:
  • Changes to speed and turning circle radius:
    • Surface speed increased from 19 to 20 knots.
    • Underwater speed decreased from 41 to 36 knots.
    • Turning circle radius decreased from 390 to 350 meters.
• Update 0.11.7:
  • Removed the Hydrophone consumable.
  • Added the Echo-Ranging Set consumable (Renamed to the Hydrophone consumable with the update's release) with the following settings:
    • Action time: 30 s.
    • Reload time: 80 s.
    • Interval between pings: 6 s.
    • Ship bearing effect duration: 4 s.
    • Ship bearing distance: 8 km.
    • Number of charges: Unlimited.
  • Added the Low-Frequency Hydrophone consumable (Renamed to the Submarine Surveillance consumable with the update's release) with the following settings:
    • Action time: 60 s.
    • Reload time: 120 s.
    • Submarines' spotting range: 9 km.
    • Number of charges: Unlimited.
    • Preparation time: 360 s.
    • Disabled guaranteed detection for the submarine in the submerged position.
    • The visual effects above the submarine when using sonar is now also displayed for the submarine herself.
• Update 0.11.8:
  • Added a visual distinction between the effect of acoustic homing torpedoes and regular ones.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Credits to be deducted for resupplying only a part of the submarine's ammunition.
  • Fixed a bug that caused tooltips to overlap the screen with the composition of teams when playing the submarine.
• Update 0.11.9:
  • Preparation time for the Submarine Surveillance consumable reduced from 360 to 330 s.
  • Readded the ping movement effect.
  • Added a special indicator to notify players when there is little diving capacity remaining.
  • Updated the set of sound effects for torpedo launching.
  • Updated the icon for acoustic homing torpedoes.
  • New set of preliminary characteristics, incorporating the following changes:
    • Diving plane shift time increased from 11 to 19 s.
    • Dive capacity reduced from 350 to 210 units.
    • Dive capacity recharge rate increased from 0.8 to 2 units/s.
    • Acoustic torpedo range increased from 6.3 to 8.5 km
    • Torpedo tube reload time reduced from 91 to 60 s.
    • Sonar range increased from 6.3 to 8.5 km.
    • Added the "Repair Party" consumable which can be used only in the surfaced position.
    • Acoustic torpedo range increased from 8.5 to 9 km.
    • Sonar range increased from 8.5 to 9 km.
    • Alternative torpedo speed increased from 62 to 65 kt.
    • Alternative torpedo range increased from 6.3 to 7.5 km.
    • Rudder shift time reduced from 4.9 to 4.6 s.
    • Removed alternative torpedoes.
    • Torpedo arming distance increased.
  • Changed the parameters of the sonar:
    • Reload time increased from 7 to 12 s.
    • Ping velocity increased from 500 to 600 m/s.
    • Initial and final width of impulse will now have the same stats as standard German submarines.
    • Increased the indicated hit area of sonar pulse.
    • HP increased from 10,200 to 14,100.
    • Maximum dive and ascent speed increased from 1.5 to 3.4 m/s.
    • Submarine Surveillance consumable range reduced from 9 to 6 km.
    • Acoustic torpedo range increased from 9 to 10 km.
    • Sonar range increased from 9 to 10 km.
    • Marked sector width increased from 30 to 40 m.