The Minensuchboot Typ 40 is a German minesweeper.
Description[]
While no match against larger warships, the German minesweepers were the workhorse of the Kriegsmarine in World War II. The Typ 40 (also known as Typ 40 or M1940) was the most numerous of its kind, with 127 of them built between 1941 and 1944. These warships served successfully not only as minesweepers, but also for escort and anti-submarine duties. They were deployed mainly in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, but they also saw action in the English Channel. Some of them received additional armament, and were in fact fulfilling the role of a destroyer.
In BattleGroup42, the Typ 40 is equipped with a 105mm gun turret and depth charges as its main armament against surface and submarine targets respectively, supported by two 20mm C/30 guns for anti-air defense. It can be found in maps such as 4204-Channel Patrol, 4209-Wolves at Night, and 4410-Moonsund.
While not historically accurate, the Minensuchboot also appears as a Dutch gunboat in Conquest Mode of 4005-Kornwerderzand and 4005-Willemsbrug.
Trivia[]
- The minesweeper is known simply as "Minensuchboot" in the mod.
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