Hi am wondering if anyone actually succeeded in running the XXI earlier in the war, I tried hard enought with the material available some time ago but achieved nothing but crashes and failure to load the game. I think it would be a lot of fun to cruise around in say 1941 or 2 with this machine.
So has anyone got or can they make a XXI mod that is JGSME capable, I am sure it would be well used. at present any venturing out in late 44 or early 45 with the XXI seems to be suicide.

Just found this, about the bow-planes in SH4....odd.:hmm:

*edited for url-correction :oops:

small teaser, typeXXI in July'44:

http://members.home.nl/paajtor/SHIII...nsk_teaser.jpg


Been on a Murmansk-raid in this thing!...to hit our true and oldest enemy.
Have to say, the long way in was hazzardous, mostly because of the 2m of water under our keel....at schnorkel-depth!
But we pretty much cleaned up the entire harbor: first got rid of 2 DD's that were lying there stationary, then the rest was an easy prey.
Sank all targets but one, with 1 magn.torp, set at 1.1m below keel...the fish were zipping along the harbor-floor, great sight!

http://members.home.nl/paajtor/SHIII..._torpzip1a.jpg http://members.home.nl/paajtor/SHIII..._torpzip2a.jpg

*edit* these 2 screens show the forw.planes-bug again.:-?

I wonder if the closeness of the floor helped to increase the impact of the explosions...if rock, maybe?...if mud, maybe not?:

http://members.home.nl/paajtor/SHIII..._torpzip3a.jpg



It was all finished in 15mins...gotta love that 2min-reload, lol. :D
Also decided to leave the 3 fishing-boats alone...allthough it was tempting to start using our 20mm flak-guns on them.

Now we just left the Murmansk-channel...and look what was sailing nearby. Left of the next ship in line, the coastline can still barely be seen:

http://www.61shap.com/pilots/Paajtor...newwater3a.jpg

A HUGE convoy of big cargos, all-American, with this in the middle...:o
How nice...still have loads of torpedoes, including 9 Zaunkönig-II's (G7es, acoustic homing at >10kts), and 6 LuT-I (G7a, ladder search pattern).
I love those LuT's...you can set them in the weirdest patterns you can dream of, from any direction. Shame they are gas/steam driven, though.

Next SH3-evening will be a long one, I'm pretty sure. :doh:
First, we have to keep this on our (GWX 16k-) stern for a couple of hours, so that we can setup for a submerged attack...at 49m. That's about the max that this boat can launch :yep: :


http://www.61shap.com/pilots/Paajtor...newwater4a.jpg

Maybe i am getting old but there isn't much i can link to SHIV in the picture behind your link:

http://www.everybodysweather.com/media/polynya.jpg

:doh:

Oops, my bad...post edited.:D