Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier VI
Submarine
Germany
U-69
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.
- Credits
- 4,500,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 10,200
- Maximum speed
- 27.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 5.7 km
- Torpedo range
- 11.5 km
- Torpedo reload
- 58 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 27.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 370 m
- Rudder shift time
- 5.2 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 5.7 km
- Air detection
- 2.1 km
- Submarine detection
- 2.1 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 10,200
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 0 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 6–19 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 4.0 km
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
G7e T1 mod. 0
- Maximum range
- 11.5 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 6,800
- Reload time
- 58 s
- Speed
- 73 knots
- Detectability
- 1.9 km
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- Torpedo Tubes: Bow Group
- Mounts
- 4
- Tubes each
- 1
- Mount
- Torpedo Tubes: Stern Group
- Mounts
- 1
- Tubes each
- 1
Submarine systemsClass system
Dive capacity
- Maximum capacity
- 195.0
- Consumption rate (API value)
- 1.0
- Regeneration rate (API value)
- 0.8
Underwater handling
- Maximum underwater speed
- 13 knots
- Maximum dive/ascent speed
- 2.7 knots
- Dive-plane shift time
- 12.4 s
Sonar ping
- Maximum range
- 11.5 km
- Ping width (API value)
- 15
- Ping velocity (API value)
- 500
- Reload time (API value)
- 8.0
- Single-sector duration (API value)
- 25
- Double-sector duration (API value)
- 50
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 10,200
- Secondary barrels
- 1
- Torpedo tubes
- 5
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 27.0 knots
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
G7e T1 mod. 0
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 350,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
G7e T1
- Type
- Torpedoes
- Research
- 8,000 XP
- Purchase
- 700,000 credits
U-69 (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 400,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
U-69 (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 12,000 XP
- Purchase
- 1,050,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Typ 6 Mod. A
Default- Type
- Sonar
- Purchase
- 350,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Typ 6 Mod. B
- Type
- Sonar
- Research
- 8,000 XP
- Purchase
- 700,000 credits
Propulsion: 3,200 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 350,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Propulsion Modification 1
ModernizationReduces time to full speed
- Credits
- 1,000,000
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Damage Control System Modification 3
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Damage Control System Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 1,000,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- U-190
- Research cost
- 161,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 5
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 4
- Published battle levels
- 6–8
Cross-nation comparison
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