More Kriegsfischkutter

[invisible officer]

I got two of the nice Warlord KFK.   The model represents the submarine hunter version of KFK 1 – 157. They had Depth Charges and 1x 3,7 cm and 1. 2 cm AA.   Minesweepers had just 2 x 2 cm AA.

 

They had a “Spitzgatt” aft, from KFK 18 on the “Spiegelheck” was flat. That allowed an easier building.

Soon the Allied superiority in the air made increased AA necessary. The aft gun became a double barrel 2 cm and in front position a 2 cm quad or a 3,7 cm AA.

 

I decided to add three scratch later war KFK to my collection. More than 700 KFK are built, over 100 are lost. My 5 saw some 300 more in the building yards.  Many became fishing trawlers / Fischkutter. That option was intended from the drawing board.  Sweden delivered many in wartime, pretending to think that they are fishing vessels. Naturally the Kriegsmarine added arms .

Attachments:

1. 

   a1-1.jpg
   

2. 

   a2-1.jpg
   

3. 

   a3-1.jpg
   

[invisible officer]

More added

Attachments:

1. 

   a4-1.jpg
   

2. 

   a5-1.jpg
   

3. 

   a6-1.jpg
   

[Baron Von Wreckedoften]

Was each vessel supposed to carry the same armament, or would there have been a mix of weapons so that a group of (say) five vessels – as you have – would carry guns to meet every eventuality?

[invisible officer]

They got what was available. Begging and stealing.   In general those with Vorposten units had more and heavier than those with minesweeping ones.

It was a slow process. Even the large Vorpostenboote had to wait long for better guns and steel shields.

 

 

In first post is a typo, not from 18 but KFK 158 the new hull form was used.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by invisible officer.

[Baron Von Wreckedoften]

 Minesweepers had just 2 x 2 cm AA.

Quick question – does that mean two separate guns, each of 2 cm calibre, or one gun with two x 2 cm barrels?

[invisible officer]

2 x  single 2 cm guns

[Baron Von Wreckedoften]

Thanks, K.

[Author]

Posts