U-boats the deutsche werke (u13 - u16) and germania werft in kiel (u7 - u12, u17 - u24) were improved. They were included in the kriegsmarine in 1935-1936. Two flotillas were formed with those vessels - the 1 st weddigen and 3d lohs. It has been shown that there has been a lot of effort in the english channel area. From spring 1941 the coastal u-boats were used mainly in the training role in baltic.
- this kit is the 1st release from the icm for iib submarine injection molded plastic kit in 1/144 scale
- this kit included optional details