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voor de liefhebbers van midget submarines :)

BBC Weapons of WW2 02of10 Midget Submarines TVcap XviD

Midget submarines
 An X-craft prior to launch  © Kaa Fiord was out of bomber range, so the British decided on another underwater solution - the X-craft. This was a true midget submarine, 51ft long and 5ft in diameter, powered by diesel and battery propulsion. 

Manned by three men - later increased to four - the X-craft was intended to drop two powerful 'side cargoes' under the target, each loaded with over a ton-and-a-half of Amatex high explosive. 

It was out of bomber range, so the British chose an underwater solution ...
The concept was the brainchild of Commander Cromwell-Varley, a retired submariner who had enlisted the support of both Max Horton, Flag Officer Submarines, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill himself. 

The first trials X-craft were launched in March 1942 and the six boats intended for operational use, numbered X-5 to X-10, were delivered in early 1943. 

It was originally planned to make the attack as soon was possible, but Horton's successor, Admiral Barry, worried about the need for maximum training time with the tricky little craft. He postponed the attack until after the Arctic summer. 

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Thanks to fjh, Deep Dish RG & Kilo :)