Manta (small weaponry)
The Manta was an imaginary small weapon of the German Navy , which was supposed to secure its own mine barriers in the Baltic Sea. However, the project did not get beyond the study phase.
In 1959 the naval weapons command began a study that was presented in 1960 and suggested the use of small arms. The reason was the guarding of their own mine barriers in the Baltic Sea in order to thwart enemy landing plans. Because of the numerical superiority of the Soviet air and naval forces, NATO's air and surface units were given only a low probability of survival.
The Manta was supposed to close this gap as an underwater combat and observation station. The submarine should have a displacement of 50 tons and be lenticular or flounder-like in shape. The Manta should have three-man crew and the voltage drop before the own Seeminensperren place and on the seabed can be flush in sand. The length of stay should be between eight and 14 days. The submarine should be connected to a previously laid land cable and thus be supplied with electricity and a telephone. In order to be able to change its own position if necessary, the Manta itself should have two to three miles of cable with it. The submarine should reach a speed of five to six knots and be armed with eight wire-guided torpedoes . The main targets would have been enemy destroyers and minesweepers .
Individual evidence
literature
- Johannes Berthold Sander-Nagashima: The Federal Navy. 1950 to 1972. Concept and structure. Oldenbourg, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-486-57972-X ( Security Policy and Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany 4).