U-69

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Submarine | Germany | Tier VI

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4,500,000

U-69 — German Tier VI submarine.

The Type VII submarines became the most popular ships of their class in history—all in all, 703 of them were built. U-69, the lead boat of the VIIC series, conducted 10 combat patrols, participated in 7 Wolfpack operations, and sank 19 Allied ships. On February 17, 1943, the submarine was sunk by destroyer HMS Fame during the hunt for the ONS-165 convoy.

Modules

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
U-69 (A)	10,200	6	19		1		5			0	400,000
U-69 (B)	11,500	6	19		1		5			12,000	1,050,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
G7e T1 mod. 0	1	58	15	6,800	73	11.5		0	350,000
G7e T1	1.2	50	15	7,533	73	11.5		8,000	700,000

	Rate of Fire (m/s)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 3,200 hp	27		0	350,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Pros:

Torpedo tubes reload independent of each other.
Access to Reserve Battery Consumable, which negates dive capacity loss for some time.
Superior hydrophone, sonar range and torpedo performance than Cachalot.
Better dive capacity and concealment than Cachalot.

Cons:

Only 1 aft torpedo.
Worse HP, sonar ping speed and duration than Cachalot.
Significantly worse speed when underwater.

Research

As a premium ship, U-69 has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Sonar Modification 1
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection
Slot 3: Sonar Modification 2 or Dive Capacity Modification 1
Slot 4: Submarine Steering Gears

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Enhanced Sonar -10% to sonar reload time when the boat is detected by an enemy.	Liquidator +30% chance of a torpedo strike causing flooding. ★★	Helmsman Within 15 seconds of using the Hydrophone consumable: -10% to the shift times of the rudder and dive planes.	Priority Target The detection indicator additionally shows the number of opponents that are currently aiming at you with their main battery guns.	Incoming Fire Alert A warning about a salvo fired at your ship from a distance of more than 4.5 km.
2	Improved Battery Capacity +10% to the total Dive Capacity -20% Dive Capacity Recharge Rate per second.	Torpedo Crew Training -15% torpedo tubes reload time while detected by an enemy.	Consumables Enhancements +5% to the action time of the boat's consumables.	Preventive Maintenance -30% to the risk of the main turrets [sic], torpedo tubes, steering gear, or engine becoming incapacitated. ★★	Last Stand The boat remains partially able to sustain speed and maneuverability with the engine and steering gears incapacitated.
3	Enhanced Impulse Generator If less than 33% of the maximum dive capacity remains: +15% sonar ping velocity. ★★	Sonarman +25% to the duration of a ping effect on a sector highlighted once. -15% to the duration of a ping effect on a sector highlighted twice.	Consumables Specialist -15% to the preparation and reload time of the boat's consumables. ★★	Watchful If undetected, displays an indicator showing that the boat is within range of activated enemy Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, or Submarine Surveillance consumables. If you change depth while the indicator is displayed, you may be detected..	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables.
4	Adrenaline Rush For every 1% of HP lost, –0.25% to each of: * Main battery reload time * Sonar cooldown time * Torpedo tube reload time * Airstrike armament reload time * Secondary battery reload time. ★★	Torpedo Aiming Master When launching homing torpedoes at a ship with a sector that is highlighted twice, torpedo damage is increased. The sector highlighted twice needs to remain active until the torpedoes hit the ship. +15% to torpedo damage.	Sonarman Expert When a sector is highlighted within 30 seconds of using the Hydrophone consumable: +25% to ping effect duration.	Improved Battery Efficiency If less than 50% of the maximum dive capacity remains: +25% Dive Capacity Recharge Rate per second. ★★	Enlarged Propeller Shaft While less than 50% of the maximum dive capacity remains: +18% to the boat's speed on the surface and at periscope depth. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

U-69 equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Hydrophone  - 3 charges
Slot 3: Reserve Battery Unit  - 2 charges

Camouflage

U-69 is a premium ship, yet comes with no permanent camo. Any of the expendable camouflages may be used.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed.	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

References

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

First available for rent from random bundles in Update 0.10.7.
Update 0.10.8:
- Dive capacity depletion when the submarine is detected increased from 2 to 4 points per second.
- Dive capacity restoration rate increased from 0.3 to 0.5 points per second.
- Detectability range by sea after using the Sonar Ping reduced from 4 to 2 km.
- The time it takes the torpedoes to arm increased from 0.5 to 2 s.
- Reduced the detectability after using the Sonar Ping in smoke from 2.1 to 2 km.
- Changes of the Hydrophone consumable:
  - Consumable action time reduced from 60 to 40 s.
  - Consumable cooldown time reduced from 90 to 60 s.
  - Reduced ship bearing distance and spotting range when submerged from 6 to 5.5 km.
Update 0.10.9:
- Dive Capacity depletion rate when spotted reduced from 4 to 3 units per second.
- Torpedoes are now launched one by one.
- The width of torpedo launch cone increased 2.5 times.
- Changed the parameters of torpedoes and sonar ping:
  - Maximum torpedo damage increased from 7,067 to 7,533.
  - Chance of causing flooding by a torpedo increased from 37 to 41%.
  - Torpedo and sonar ping range increased from 9 to 11.5 km.
Update 0.10.10:
- Reduced maneuvering capabilities of homing torpedoes.
- Distance in which homing torpedoes cease to home in on cruisers and destroyers increased twofold.
- The base visibility of surface ships at operating depth has been reduced to 2 km.
- Changes in the visibility of the submarine now occur at periscope and operating depth.
Update 0.10.11:
- The torpedo homing mechanics were updated.
- The Hydrophone consumable starts with a 300 s cooldown at the beginning of a battle.
- Added an underwater torpedo reticle.
Update 0.11.0
- Temporarily removed from the main server.
- Increased HP from 8,300 to 11,500.
- Increased the duration of the double-pinged sector from 25 to 75 s.
- Can no longer be detected with the Surveillance Radar consumable at periscope depth.
- Can now detect ships in smoke from the assured acquisition range from operating depth.
- Ships in smoke can now detect the submarine at the operating depth from the assured acquisition range.
- Fixed a bug causing the submarine to be affected by a 20-second detectability penalty after using a sonar ping.
- Fixed a bug that caused ships' detectability to increase for the submarine after firing main battery guns while in smoke.

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 **Submarine Steering Gears Modification 2 added in upgrade slot 4.
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-*Changed the parameters of torpedoes:
-**Speed increased from 57 to 73 knots.
-**Detectability increased from 1.5 to 1.9 km.
-**Maximum damage increased from 5,800 to 7,067.
-**Reload time reduced from 60 to 58 s.
 *Changed the parameters of torpedoes:
 **Speed increased from 57 to 73 knots.

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