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Much of the focus on German equipment during WW2 is on their tanks or the famous Battleship Bismarck. However, much like the other so-called "wonder weapons" the Kriegsmarine experimented with a plethora of odd designs to use against Allied vessels. Today we look at several of these including some which utilized the rocket propulsion from the V1 flying bomb. Follow us here: Xwitter: x.com/SailsandSalvos Researched and written by Baron Von Teapot Narrated and edited by @ConeOfArc Sources: Fock, H. (1996). Marine-Kleinkampfmittel, Bemannte Torpedos, Klein-U-Boote, Klein Schnellboote, Sprengboote Gestern - Heute - Morgen. https://oldmachinepress.com/2017/12/05/versuchs-schnellboot-5-vs-5-semi-submersible-attack-boat/ https://oldmachinepress.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/de651390c.pdf https://www.histarmar.com.ar/InfGral/Hidroalas/InformedelaKriegsmarineenWWII.htm http://s-boot.net/versuchsboote%20km.html http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_mb_hydra.htm http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/fastattack/tb5b/index.html http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/fastattack/tb5/index.html http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/fastattack/tb5c/index.html https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/german-ww2-%E2%80%9Cseedrache%E2%80%9C-torpedoboat-project.3540/ Turbojet Tragflügelboot Projekt http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/TR.htm https://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/landingcrafts/vs8/index.html http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/TR.htm https://www.dsm.museum/en/exhibition/exhibits/hydrofoil-wss-10 Videos: https://youtu.be/9MHujMb4d0M?t=176 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C65C7CPGcrc&ab_channel=JayTurner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cJKwJHR03U&ab_channel=jaglavaksoldier