A cruise with U-31

[Catfish]

in german, but maybe interesting for some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wvCwEeDOJo

:salute:

[Commander Wallace]

Interesting post Catfish. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Jimbuna]

Hey!! How did that U-Boat manage to sneak into Plymouth? :hmmm:

Probably read the charts wrong and thought it was Scapa Flow :03:

[Catfish]

[...] Probably read the charts wrong and thought it was Scapa Flow :03:

:haha:
Oh my god, not again!!

[Jimbuna]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URIasA65qZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnuFj198Nyc

[Rhodes]

Thanks, manage to see it today and enjoy it. Pitty I could not understand almost anything, since I do not know german, besides a few things. Playing and watching SH3 and das boot did manage for something.

2 questions, why the order to dive and surface was done in a such deep and slow tone? And did they did all voyage at surface? thought this subs would and could do this voyages submerge almost the all time.

[Skybird]

The way the command diving (and surfacing) is repeated by everybody is to sharpen everybodys mind for the status of the boat being submerged now, or not; also to not have anybody missing it. Its not good if somebody tries to open the hatches while the boat is in diving mode. :D

For the same reason, the German numbers 2 ("Zwei") and 3 ("Drei") are not being pronounced that way, since the words sound almost the same way in German, both end - by sound - in "aye". In certain context, when you want to be sure the right number gets understood, you would then say "Zwo" (2) instead of "Zwei". Again, purpose is to sharpen the receiver's awareness of the correct info.

Its also a tradition, kind of, a ritual to strengthen team spirit, like the beers at the end.

[Rhodes]

Thank you!:up: