What is your favo(u)rite theater/ time period?

[nikimcbee]

Just curious where your favo(u)rite submarine area of interest lies.
If other, please list.:Kaleun_Periskop:

[nikimcbee]

I'll go first. I'll go with my library and say U-boats (WW2)

[CCIP]

Just cause I picked the obvious one, doesn't mean I'm not interested in the others :D

It's hard not to appreciate the sheer scale and drama of the 2nd Battle of the Atlantic, and that's what I think keeps people coming back to it. I hope interest in it never dies away. Ironically it's not nearly actually as important, strategically interesting or close-run as some people make it out to be. It was a pretty basic war of attrition that one side lost before it even started. The devil is in the details though, and the absolutely mad effort that the Germans put into that desperate struggle really makes for a Wagnerian sort of epic, and that's the sort of stuff that memorable stories are made of.

At the same time, I think there's a lot of fascinating stories from other theaters and eras too. I think people often underestimate just how hard the US submarines fought in the Pacific, for example.

[Gargamel]

Was going to start bitching about inflated ticket prices and people talking in phones, then I read the poll.

[Sailor Steve]

Yes.

[Oberon]

Cowboys and Cossacks. :yep:

[Egan]

Fleet boats in the Pacific. Huge theatre, naval warfare on a never to be equaled scale (I hope,) and South Pacific girls in grass skirts. :up:

[Jimbuna]

WWII U-boats

[BossMark]

WW2 U-boats\ Battle of the Atlantic

[Dowly]

U-Boats.

[jwill8578]

I will have to go with WWII U-Boats

[Tribesman]

What is your favo(u)rite theater/ time period?
I was thinking late Victorian early Edwardian.
Theatre turned out some of my favourites at that time.

[Garion]

I voted WW2 Uboats, but it has to be said that I like pretty much all areas and time periods.

I would like to have a go at a WW1 subsim. Anyone know of any?

Cheers

Gary

[Gargamel]

I voted WW2 Uboats, but it has to be said that I like pretty much all areas and time periods.

I would like to have a go at a WW1 subsim. Anyone know of any?

Cheers

Gary

I think they've all been decommissioned.

[nikimcbee]

I believe there is a 1/1 scale of the U-1 at a German Maritime museum.

[Jimbuna]

I believe there is a 1/1 scale of the U-1 at a German Maritime museum.

Post a link...it would be helpful Jason.

[nikimcbee]

Post a link...it would be helpful Jason.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_U-1_(Germany)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6mK--F2FfE

?:hmmm:


http://www.deutsches-museum.de/

[Kongo Otto]

I believe there is a 1/1 scale of the U-1 at a German Maritime museum.

It's not a scale model it's the Original SM U-1. :03:

[nikimcbee]

It's not a scale model it's the Original SM U-1. :03:

Even better, I was going from memory, not from google.

Anybody have any pitures of it?:hmm2: (The U-1)

[geetrue]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=112477

From our own past pages my favorite period has been on display

Were you aware that the same number of American submairnes lost in WWII were present in Tokyo Bay on the day of surrender?

I thought that was true, but these were the only ones listed

Submarines (SS)

USS Archer-Fish (SS-311) USS Pilotfish (SS-386)
USS Cavalla (SS-244) USS Razorback (SS-394)
USS Gato (SS-212) USS Runner (SS-476)
USS Haddo (SS-255) USS Sea Cat (SS-399)
USS Hake (SS-256) USS Segundo (SS-398)
USS Muskallunge (SS-262) USS Tigrone (SS-419)

These were the ones that were lost:

Forty-eight submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine) of the United States Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy) were lost in action during World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II). Two -- Dorado (SS-248) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dorado_(SS-248)) and Seawolf (SS-197) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Seawolf_(SS-197)) -- were lost to friendly fire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_fire), at least two more --Tulibee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tullibee_(SS-284)) and Tang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tang_(SS-306))-- to defective torpedoes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo), and four to accident or grounding.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lost_United_States_submarines#cite_note-0) Some 16,000 submariners served during the war, of whom 375 officers and 3131 enlisted men were killed,[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lost_United_States_submarines#cite_note-1) the lowest casualty rate of any combatant submarine service involved in the war.


By Name

Albacore (SS-218) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Albacore_(SS-218)): Oregon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon)
Amberjack (SS-219) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Amberjack_(SS-219)): South Carolina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina)
Argonaut (SM-1) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Argonaut_(SM-1)): California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California)
Barbel (SS-316) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Barbel_(SS-316)): Wyoming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming)
Bonefish (SS-223) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonefish_(SS-223)): Washington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state))
Bullhead (SS-332) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bullhead_(SS-332)): New Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico)
Capelin (SS-289) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Capelin_(SS-289)): New Hampshire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire)
Cisco (SS-290) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cisco_(SS-290)): West Virginia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia)
Corvina (SS-226) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Corvina_(SS-226)): Nevada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada)
Darter (SS-227) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Darter_(SS-227)): Tennessee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee)
Dorado (SS-248) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dorado_(SS-248)): Kansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas)
Escolar (SS-294) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Escolar_(SS-294)): Michigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan)
Flier (SS-250) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Flier_(SS-250)): Vermont (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont)
Golet (SS-361) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Golet_(SS-361)): Louisiana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana)
Grampus (SS-207) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Grampus_(SS-207)): California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California)
Grayback (SS-208) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Grayback_(SS-208)): Indiana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana)
Grayling (SS-209) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Grayling_(SS-209)): Colorado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado)
Grenadier (SS-210) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Grenadier_(SS-210)): New York (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York) (west)
Growler (SS-215) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Growler_(SS-215)): Hawaii (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii)
Grunion (SS-216) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Grunion_(SS-216)): Ohio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio)
Gudgeon (SS-211) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gudgeon_(SS-211)): New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey)
Harder (SS-257) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Harder_(SS-257)): Utah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah)
Herring (SS-233) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Herring_(SS-233)): Alabama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama)
Kete (SS-369) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kete_(SS-369)): Delaware (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware)
Lagarto (SS-371) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lagarto_(SS-371)): Wisconsin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin)
Perch (SS-176) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Perch_(SS-176)): Arizona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona)
Pickerel (SS-177) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pickerel_(SS-177)): Montana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana)
Pompano (SS-181) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pompano_(SS-181)): Kentucky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky)
R-12 (SS-89) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_R-12_(SS-89)): Rhode Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island)
Robalo (SS-273) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Robalo_(SS-273)): North Dakota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota)
Runner (SS-275) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Runner_(SS-275)): New York (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York) (east)
S-26 (SS-131) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_S-26_(SS-131)): Alaska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska)
S-27 (SS-132) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_S-27_(SS-132)): Idaho (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho)
S-28 (SS-133) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_S-28_(SS-133)): North Carolina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina)
S-36 (SS-141) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_S-36_(SS-141)): Iowa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa)
S-39 (SS-144) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_S-39_(SS-144)): Maryland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland)
S-44 (SS-155) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_S-44_(SS-155)): Illinois (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois)
Scamp (SS-277) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Scamp_(SS-277)): Missouri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri)
Scorpion (SS-278) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Scorpion_(SS-278)): South Dakota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota)
Sculpin (SS-191) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sculpin_(SS-191)): Maine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine)
Sealion (SS-195) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sealion_(SS-195)): Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state))
Seawolf (SS-197) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Seawolf_(SS-197)): Texas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas)
Shark (SS-174) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shark_(SS-174)): Oklahoma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma)
Shark (SS-314) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shark_(SS-314)): Virginia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia)
Snook (SS-279) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Snook_(SS-279)): Arkansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas)
Swordfish (SS-193) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Swordfish_(SS-193)): Minnesota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota)
Tang (SS-306) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tang_(SS-306)): Florida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida)
Trigger (SS-237) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Trigger_(SS-237)): Pennsylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania)
Triton (SS-201) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Triton_(SS-201)): Connecticut (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut)
Trout (SS-202) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Trout_(SS-202)): Massachusetts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts)
Tullibee (SS-284) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tullibee_(SS-284)): Mississippi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi)
Wahoo (SS-238) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wahoo_(SS-238)): Nebraska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska)