German G7e Torpedo

By Crusader1307

The G7e was the standard issued weapon used by The German Kreigsmarine, in World War II. The Torpedo was the predominant weapon used by Hitler's vaunted U-Boots (Submarines). First deployed in 1936, The G7e was cheap and simple to produce – thus making them popular and non-refined (evolved). Only (3) variants were made, for Submersible, Aircraft and finally Ship-board usage. Powered by a 100-HP Electric Motor, The G7e also used lead-batteries (which were the only true component which needed to be maintained on occasion, but to corrosion). Typically measuring 24-feet in length with a diameter of 21-inches, The G7e could achieve a speed of 30-knots – with a 5,000-meter operational range. A puzzle to Allied Forces, it was not until a U-Boot was captured in 1944 – that an intact G7e could be studied (some of the designs of which would be later incorporated in Allied versions).