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_Seth_
12-14-06, 03:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBjMWO36b-Y

Some nice pics of various kriegsmarine units (I think the uboat at 01.05 is a type IIA...)!
AVGWarhawk
12-14-06, 03:50 PM
Two pictures of interest. The battleship with two rows of something sticking out of the water and surrounding the battleship. What are those? Second picture of interest: the last one of a battleship with nets on it. Guns up and down. It looks abandoned????
_Seth_
12-14-06, 04:07 PM
Two pictures of interest. The battleship with two rows of something sticking out of the water and surrounding the battleship. What are those? Second picture of interest: the last one of a battleship with nets on it. Guns up and down. It looks abandoned????
Q1; I think its an artwork, with the floatation devices of the subnet showing.

Q2: I also think its abandoned.. Or it could be camoflaged, with the guns pointing in that direction to break the lines of the ship (in addition to the camonets).
DanBiddle
12-14-06, 04:08 PM
I think the two rows of poles may be torpedo nets which were placed around the Tirpitz when she was moored in the Norwegian fjords.

As for the battleship at the end, that could be one of the ships scuttled in harbour and later brought up (notice the rust on the side) maybe the Admiral Hipper?

EDIT: Seth beat me to it :p

Cheers,

Dan
AVGWarhawk
12-14-06, 04:10 PM
Yeah, subnets I suspect or torpedo nets. Are they function as both!

Guns like that too break a line...interesting, I would never had thought of that. I know the nets are used for camo but the vessel really looks abandoned to me.
_Seth_
12-14-06, 04:19 PM
Good thinking, guys :yep:.... Maybe someone could shed some more light in this...:hmm:
Grell
12-14-06, 04:25 PM
Thanks for the link, it's nice to see some colour for a change.

Regards,

Grell
_Seth_
12-14-06, 04:33 PM
Thanks for the link, it's nice to see some colour for a change.

Regards,

Grell
your welcome, Grell!

And welcome to the best Forum on the internet! :up:
DedEye
12-15-06, 07:50 AM
At first I thought it was the Gneisneau (destroyed in port by a bomb to the fwd magazine), or one of the pocket battlehips, but even though there appears to be a single rear turret, it appears to be a 2 gun mount vs a 3 gun mount, so I'm not sure. Perhaps one of the older battlecruisers like the Koln?
bigboywooly
12-15-06, 10:36 AM
Good thinking, guys :yep:.... Maybe someone could shed some more light in this...:hmm:

Well I took the obvious step and PM the guy who uploaded the vid
He said its the destroyed Hipper in port
_Seth_
12-15-06, 04:11 PM
Ahha! Cool, mate!! Now we know that!! Thanx!:up::up::up:
bigboywooly
12-15-06, 04:48 PM
03.04.1945: Admiral Hipper is hit by bombs during a British air attack. The ship is heavily damaged.
09.04.1945: Again hit during an air attack, superstructures heavily damaged.
03.05.1945: Blown up in the dock of Deutsche Werke, Kiel.
1948/49 Moved to Heikendorf Bight and scraped by the British.
_Seth_
12-15-06, 04:57 PM
03.04.1945: Admiral Hipper is hit by bombs during a British air attack. The ship is heavily damaged.
09.04.1945: Again hit during an air attack, superstructures heavily damaged.
03.05.1945: Blown up in the dock of Deutsche Werke, Kiel.
1948/49 Moved to Heikendorf Bight and scraped by the British.Niiiice!!!! :yep: :up::up::up: