Very simply:LWD wrote:One thing that puzzles me is that I seem to recall that one of the reasons the S-boats were considered so good was ther diesel engine and they certainly were capable of good speeds for their type. What am I missing here? Lack of armor and light weapons?
S14-S-25, 39.1 HP/t displacement (115t - that's loaded, apparently)
Z51: 27.3 HP/t displacement (standard) or 24.5 HP/t displacement (loaded)
S-Boote had a 43% (vs. standard) or 60% (vs. loaded) power advantage.