Snorkel on a Dugout?

[crazyhorse]

Is a snorkel ever made available for the IID? Can the flak gun be eventually upgraded? How about the conning tower?

I'm enjoying a new career in the Dugout, and curious about those upgrades, having had them previously on the VII-C.

This little boat is allot of fun and I'd like to take it all the way through the war. Not having a snorkel later on though is going to make it extremely difficult.

Also looking forward to SH-IV!

[Pants]

I dont think a Snorkel was EVER fitted to a IID, The only way to increase range was to install additional saddle tanks which were fitted to the sides of the external hull. These saddle tanks were used to accomodate additional diesel storage tanks. The diesel oil would float atop the saddle tanks and as the oil is consumed, sea water would gradually fill the tanks to compensate for the positive buoyancy. The range was nearly doubled to 3,450 nautical miles at 12 knots and enabled the Type II to operate around the British Isles. A further development was the propellers were fitted with Kurt nozzles, intended to improve propulsion efficiency.
And as for the AA it was only fitted with 20mm Twin Flak with only 1,000 rounds. It had Three 21 inch Torpedo Tubes, 1 reload ( total of 6 torps in all ) and could carry TMA, TMB mines.

A brief history on the Type II's......

Small and cramped, the Type II were coastal boats intended principally for training, but because of the shortage of available boats, they were later relegated to war duties. With a crew of 25, the boats had limited range and carried enough provisions for three to four weeks, but frequently returned to port after expending their supply of torpedoes.
Due to their small size and heavy rolling on the sea, the Type IIs quickly earned the nickname “Dugout Canoes”. Although of limited use in the open ocean, some remarkable successes were accomplished early in the war by U-boat aces such as Otto Kretschmer. The Type II also earned the respect and admiration of the crew due to its high maneuverability, rapid diving time and durability. Later in the war, due to the ever increasing need for training new crews, all Type II U-boats were withdrawn from combat duties and assigned to full-time training.
A total of 50 Type II U-boats were built during the war. There are four variants, Type IIA, IIB, IIC and IID.

[Shahed]

Good post ! :rock:

[crazyhorse]

Everything I needed to know about the IID in one easy post! Is this a great site of what?

Thanks for quick response, good hunting.

[bookworm_020]

They were used in the black sea to good effect, sink a good tonage of Russian shipping. They were transported across land by rail due to Turkey refusing to grant passage rights to the Black sea.

Most were scuttled when the Russian advance took away the last bases with access. One boat made it's way to Turkey, the crew going ashore after scuttling the sub offshore. I guess they didn't like the idea of fighting on the Eastern Front.:yep:

[Pants]

Everything I needed to know about the IID in one easy post! Is this a great site of what?

Thanks for quick response, good hunting. You're welcome mate...anytime :up:
. I guess they didn't like the idea of fighting on the Eastern Front.:yep:
HeHe would you? ;)

[bookworm_020]

:up:
. I guess they didn't like the idea of fighting on the Eastern Front.:yep:
HeHe would you? ;)

I'd prefer guarding Penguins in Antarctica for 5 to 6 years. At least there not going to shoot you.:lol: