What is it?
 

Does anyone have any idea what is pictured on the deck of the sub that is between the deck gun and the bow?


http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9...yaircrall4.jpg

Could be the 5 man life rafts that were stored in watertight containers on the fwd casing, these were fitted to type VIIC/41.

they better uncover that then cause it looks like there going to need it soon..

Actually that's just a Type XB minelayer, which actually mostly served as resupply boats from 1942. This diagram on Uboat.net shows those mine tubes rather well http://uboat.net/types/illustrations/xb_2d.gif

How about outside torpedo storage?

LOL brag... if its a mine layer... chances are they are there for the mines to pop out through.:up:

I think that Bridger is right....If you give a look to the Tomi-Wolfehunter's VIIC/41 overworked model, you will see it....Maybe I'm wrong, but the deck is too narrow for a type X:-?

Hi!

I think CCIP is correct: click on the link he provided and take a close look.

• the holes forward of the deck gun match the number and location shown on the Type IXB minelayer
• There are two deck guns, one forward and one aft of the conning tower, where the most the Type VII (any variant) ever had one, and the Type VIIC/41 did not have one at all.

There is a way to verify it, too:

1. Go to http://www.uboat.net and find the details on the Type XB U-boat, specifically, the fates of each of the eight Type IXB boats. Hint: you're looking for one that was destroyed by aircraft and which likely had some survivors since the U-boat in the picture is on the surface. It's probably not U-117, since that one was submerged (no survivors) when it was sunk by a homing torpedo. Ah, here's one that seems to fit: U-118.
2. Go to http://www.google.com and search for images of U-118. Voilà: http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-118.htm
3. Hey! It's the same photo! Bingo! :)

Pablo

Smartass Pablo

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On the ball as ever

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9...yaircrall4.jpg

My caption would have been....
"HOLY {Insert expletive here} !!!!"

This picture looks like a screenshot of the entirety of my last career !

Hey guys you should read the interrogation of survivors report that goes with the links given above. Very interesting reading about the career of U-118. The link below should take you there.

http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-118INT.htm

Interesting stuff to read but I think some things don't match up, like 400meter diving depht?? Harharhar, must have giventhe ASW guys some worries.


Another things that struck me (with a little sadness) is that one Maschinengefreiter was acounted for to be lost but nobody know his name or age, strange thing in suchs a tight community.

Looking at the zig zag path that guy is doing. I would have crash dived long before. Why the hell is he staying on the surface !?!

According to what I'd read, they'd already been damaged in a prior attack. That's not a wake you see but the oil slick they're leaving behind. There are several reasons they might be on the surface: damaged electric engines, damaged compressors and no reserve compressed air, damaged pressure hull just to name a few. I'm sure if they'd been able to submerge they sure would have!