World of Warships Supertest: German Tier X Freemium Submarine U-4501
Soooo… yeah. Guess we are now on the next step with submarines. Even though the whole balancing of the ship type is an absolute dumpster fire, we are getting our first tier X submarine freemium entering testing.
Historical background
U-4501 was a never-completed submarine of the Type XXVI design. The design was intended as a small high-seas U-boat propelled by the Walter system.
These submarines were following a modular design with the construction of 8 sections in steel construction companies followed by manufacturing in specialized submarine shipyards. The section would then be assembled in a larger shipyard. These submarines were meant to be armed with ten torpedo launchers, four on the bow and 6 on the side, and pointed towards the rear.
In total, an order of 100 units was placed in May 1944 with the various units being named U-4501 to U-4600. By the end of the war, only some sections of U-4501 to U-4504 had been started.
In World of Warships, the U-4501 is somehow breaking all laws of physics with an underwater speed of 41 knots, making it the fastest submarine in the game by far. Meanwhile, the design was only meant to reach 23 knots underwater.
Ship’s preview
Ship’s commemorative flag
Ship’s camouflage
For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.
Modules
Hull | Engine | Sonar | Torpedoes |
U-4501 |
Propulsion: 7 500 HP |  Type 10 Mod. A |
G7e T4 and G7e T4 MZ |
General Characteristics
| Tier | X |
| Health | 10 200 HP |
| Torpedo Damage Reduction | 0 % |
| Displacement | 926 tons |
| Dimensions | |
| Overall length | 56.2 m |
| Beam | 5.45 m |
| Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 4.38 m |
| Freeboard | 1.67 m |
| Torpedo Armament | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 6.300 km |
| Bow Group 533 mm | 4 x 1 533 mm |
| Stern Group 533 mm | 6 x 1 533 mm |
| Dive capacity | |
| Battery capacity | 350 units |
| Dive capacity depletion | 1.0 unit/s |
| Dive capacity recharge rate | 1.0 unit/s |
| Surface maneuverability | |
| Maximum speed | 19.0 knots |
| Turning radius | 390 m |
| Rudder shift time | 4.9 s |
| Underwater maneuverability | |
| Maximum speed | 41.0 knots |
| Diving plane shift time | 11.4 s |
| Maximum dive and ascent speed | 4.0 m/s |
| Surface detectability | 5.72 km |
| Periscope depth detectability | 2.0 km |
| Air detectability | 2.1 km |
Sonar
| Sodar Typ 10 Mod. A | |
| Reloading Time | 7.0 s |
| Maximum Distance | 14.000 km |
| Ping effect duration on a sector highlighted once | 25 s |
| Ping effect duration on a sector highlighted twice | 65 s |
| Ping velocity | 500 m/s |
| Ping width | 11 m |
Torpedo Armament
| 4 x 1 Bow group 533 mm 6 x 1 Stern group 533 mm G7e T4 – Acoustic homing torpedo | |
| Reloading Time | 91 s |
| Maximum Distance | 6.300 km |
| Damage | 8 633 |
| Flooding Chance35 | 35% |
| Speed | 82 knots |
| Surface Detectability | 1.3 km |
| 4 x 1 Bow group 533 mm 6 x 1 Stern group 533 mm G7e T4 MZ – Standard torpedo | |
| Reloading Time | 91 s |
| Maximum Distance | 6.300 km |
| Damage | 12 500 |
| Flooding Chance | 73% |
| Speed | 62 knots |
| Surface Detectability | 1.3 km |
Consumables
Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
Damage Control Party  Number of charges: 3 Work time: 15 s Cooldown: 60 s | Hydrophone  Preparation time: 300 sWork time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Submarine spotting range at maximum depth: 7.5 km Ship bearing: 7.5 km Interval between ping: 6 s | Reserve Battery Unit  Number of charges: 2Work time: 30 s Cooldown: 90 s |
The Armor
Light hull armor:
Pressure hull armor:
Personal Opinion
As of right now, U-4501 would seem like a perfect submarine for shotgunning because of its ludicrous underwater speed allowing it to quickly close the distance, drop the front torpedo launchers on target and then chain it with the rear launchers. The thing is that Wargaming recently nerfed shotgunning (thank God) by making the torpedo spread enormous. This could potentially hit 4501 particularly hard.
However, 4501 has an incredibly small HP pool offering very little room for mistakes.
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