Unusual IXC/40 hull shape
 

Can anyone explain this?
How typical is it?


*edit*
Sorry for the fail.
Link below

http://www.motionmodels.com/ships/sub/u896.html

I see a picture, don't you;)








Just messing with you:D

It must be a stealth boat!

It's submerged!

its getting ready to take a shot at your sig Raptor, Hide :rotfl: :arrgh!: !

:huh: I think we might be on to something.:huh:
Letum has created a new type of sub. A invisable submarine that radar and sonar can`t ever pick up.:lol:

Fail fixed.

Looks good. I prefer that look.. I saw some real pics somewhere with uboat similar to that.

I don't know why they changed the look but I'm not complaining. I wish some modders add that as an option to SH3.:up:

Yes, towards the end of the war the boats stopped using external torpedo reserves (it was too dangerous to transfer torpedoes on the surface by that point), and some of the space under deck used for storing the torpedoes was cut away, which in theory meant less air was trapped under the deck and the boat's bow would go under much quicker, letting the sub dive faster.

In practice, as I recall, this actually made little difference, though for a boat its size the IXC was always a pretty quick diver. This, by the way, was done to many Type IX boats, except for the IXDs which continued to carry torpedoes externally.

The VIIC/41, by the way, is also often seen with little canisters on the front, which replaced the extra torpedo storage with inflatable lifeboat storage. A sign of the times after 1943!

Can anyone give me a rough estimate of how many boats where built this way?


Over 50% of the IXC/40?

Oh, interesting! This I didn't realize.

As far as I know, though, all Atlantic boats pretty much stopped using the torpedo canisters at a certain point.

And I think this wasn't just boats that were built this way - I was under the impression that a number of them were modified like that. But I really have no idea about the numbers.

Ah yes, that's the U-190, surrendered to Canada and later sunk off Halifax. There's been talk of raising her every once in a while since she's reportedly in good condition, but I doubt that will ever happen...

Since U-190 was launched/commissioned in 1942, I doubt she was originally built this way. More likely that this was a later modification.

Thanks for the help.

Thanks.
I'm on type IIs now.
Does anyone have a photo of a type IID with the conning tower shown here?

Good pics of type II decks would also be handy.