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HochseeflotteDestroyers & Torpedo BoatsClass Period HPs Size Speed Primary Secondary Torpedoes PointsTB 1916 - (S113) L 25 2 6 4 x 5.9” - 4 x 19.7” 115B97 EML 20 2 6 4 x 3.5” - 6 x 19.7” 90TB 1913 ML 10 2 6 3 x 3.5” - 6 x 19.7” 70TB 1906 - (V180) EML 5 1 6 2 x 3.5” - 4 x 19.7” 55TB 1911 ML 5 1 6 2 x 3.5” - 4 x 19.7” 50TB 1906 - (V162) EML 5 1 6 2 x 3.5” - 3 x 17.7” 50TB 1906 – (V161) EML 5 1 6 2 x 3.5” - 3 x 17.7” 45TB 1906 EML 5 1 5+ 2 x 3.5” - 3 x 17.7” 40TB 1898 EML 5 1 5 1 x 3.5” - 3 x 17.7” 35TB 1915 ML 5 1 5 2 x 3.5” - 1 x 17.7” 30TB 1914 EML 1 0 4 - - 2 x 17.7” 20

TB 1916 (S113) class Destroyer (L)HPs: 25 Size: 2 Speed: 6 Lookouts: 2115 pointsGuns:Torpedo Tubes:Propulsion:Features:1 x single 5.9” turret (bow)1 x single 5.9” turret (centreline)2 x single 5.9” turrets (stern)2 x twin 19.7” mounts (centreline)OilMinelayerUniqueOptions:● Add 10 mines + 10 pointsAlthough officially still termed a torpedo boat the S113 type was more like a destroyer or evencomparable to a British flotilla leader in size and armament. The strong emphasis on firepower was indirect response to the increasing size and armament of their opponent’s destroyers. There were greatdelays in construction and only two out of an intended dozen were completed and only one wascommissioned before the end of hostilities (V116).B97 class Destroyer (EML)HPs: 20 Size: 2 Speed: 6 Lookouts: 390 pointsGuns:Torpedo Tubes:Propulsion:Features:1 x single 3.5” turret (bow)2 x single 3.5” turrets (centreline)1 x single 3.5” turret (stern)1 x single 19.7” mount (left + right)2 x twin 19.7” mounts (centreline)OilMinelayerOptions:● Upgrade all guns to 4.1” turrets (ML) + 5 points● Add 5 mines + 5 pointsAt the beginning of the 20 th century the French and German Navies had a preference for small boatswith their primary offensive weapon being the torpedo. The Royal Navy had begun to construct shipsspecifically to counter these threats. Originally called “torpedo boat destroyers” these would becomeknown as destroyers. German experience with larger vessels was limited at the time to the constructionof several ships ordered for the Russian Navy based on the ground-breaking Novik class design. Theseeight ships were expropriated at the outbreak of war and became the first vessels to be designated as“Torpedobootzerstörers”. Another group of four ships were also being constructed for the ArgentineNavy based on these specifications, (G101 to G104). Ironically the only loss suffered occurred in theBaltic Sea after clashing with the Russian destroyer Novik in 1915. Because of this encounter the restwere rearmed with 4.1” turrets by 1916 and operated in a flotilla together during the battle of Jutland.

TB 1913 (V25 – G95) class Torpedo Boat (ML)HPs: 10 Size: 2 Speed: 6 Lookouts: 270 pointsGuns:Torpedo Tubes:Propulsion:Features:1 x single 3.5” turret (bow)1 x single 3.5” turret (centreline)1 x single 3.5” turret (stern)1 x single 19.7” mount (left + right)2 x twin 19.7” mounts (centreline)OilMinelayerOptions:● Upgrade all guns to 4.1” turrets (ML) + 5 points● Add 5 mines + 5 pointsIn an effort to rectify the disappointing performance of the 1911 class the next group were enlargedversions. This enabled them to carry an extra gun and twin both the centreline torpedo tubes. Theybecame the largest group of torpedo boats built for the Kaiserliche Marine with 71 being constructedduring wartime. Their appearance was distinctive with the forward boiler exhaust curving underneaththe bridge to join the forward funnel. They were fully oil-fired and had sufficient stability to carry adeck load of up to 24 mines.TB 1911 (V1 – S24) class Torpedo Boat (ML)HPs: 5 Size: 1 Speed: 6 Lookouts: 250 pointsGuns:Torpedo Tubes:Propulsion:Features:1 x single 3.5” turret (bow)1 x single 3.5” turret (stern)1 x single 19.7” mount (left + right)2 x single 19.7” mounts (centreline)Coal & OilPoor Sea-keepingOptions:● Upgrade all guns to 4.1” turrets (L) + 5 pointsFollowing the 1906 class the next group of 24 boats were all commissioned by 1913 and adopted a newnumbering system. These were generally slightly smaller in displacement to the previous class andwere all turbine driven. They proved to have poor sea-going capabilities over their predecessorshowever. Some of these were later up-gunned with the heavier 4.1” armament just as the Royal Navydestroyers were replacing their 12pdr guns with 4” weapons.

TB 1915 (A26 – A55) class Torpedo Boat (ML)HPs: 5 Size: 1 Speed: 5 Lookouts: 230 pointsGuns:Torpedo Tubes:Propulsion:Features:1 x single 3.5” turret (bow)1 x single 3.5” turret (stern)1 x single 17.7” mount (centreline)OilCoastal CraftOptions:● Convert to TB 1916 (A56 – A79) class configuration: (L) + 5 pointsSpeed: 5+● Convert to minesweeper configuration for free:Torpedo Tubes: NoneFeatures:MinesweeperLearning their lessons from the preceding 1914 design, the next group of 30 vessels comprising the1915 design were significantly larger and had improved machinery and firepower. They were oftenemployed in a minesweeping role which required the loss of their sole torpedo tube. The 1916 designwas fitted with twin turbines like their larger brethren operating in the North Sea.TB 1914 (A1 – A25) class Torpedo Boat (EML)HPs: 1 Size: 0 Speed: 4 Lookouts: 120 pointsGuns:Torpedo Tubes:Propulsion:Features:None2 x single 17.7” mounts (centreline)CoalMotor Torpedo Boat, HeavyMinelayerOptions:● Add 2 mines + 5 pointsWith the occupation of most of Belgium and access to the ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge the GermanNavy were able to operate close to the Allied held port of Dunkerque. A class of 25 small torpedoboats was launched in 1915 to conduct operations in the shallow waters off the coast of Flanders.Their light armament and low speed made them highly susceptible to interception by Allied destroyers.