Quick Question About A German Word
 

What does the word Schubslagengeb mean? :06:

I broke it down using the Babel Fish translator and got thrust and lay narrow, but I can't make sense of it.


I should have stayed awake during German classes. :nope:

Well, I know Schublade (drawer), or it can indeed have something to do with "Schublage", though that words is a bit unusual and would mean as much as "state of thrust". "Schubs" on the other hand means as much as a weak push.

But plain "Schubslagengeb" makes no sense whatsoever. Maybe some sort of Abbreviation? Where did you find it and in what context?

I'm trying to help another member identify something in their collection of Uboat stuff. Here's a link to their thread:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=179230


Here's the original post from there:

Definitely some kind of Abbreviation, but still a very odd combo. Especially the "S" behind Schub makes me scratch my head. "Schubs" is a common man on the street word, never ever heard it in the context of machinery or technology. Just made a quick search without any result. Sorry, but can't help you here.

Is there a foto or an original document floating around somewhere of where that line was found? There is a chance it was wrongly read in the first place. Within the context of the other words it appears to have a lot to do with the ejection system of the torpedo tubes.

Maybe someone else here has more knowledge in this regard.

I've replied in the other thread, but I can assure you when your German class was anything like our English class, you still wouldn't have the slightest idea what technical terms mean, even if you did pay attention.

Where were you, when a German class began, you chased girls instead :O:

I certainly learned something new there. The extra "s" makes quite a difference. :)

The OP didn't post any reference materials in their thread. Hopefully they log back in soon and see Viper's question.

Oops! I am in error. I took "thrust" to mean that it might have something to do with the boat's propulsion. :oops:

Thank you for your help, Gammelpreusse. Much appreciated. :yep:

He posted the same question to ubootwaffe.net forums.

http://www.ubootwaffe.net/forum/view...eb166f835fa9cd

Nope he didn't... he registered there 4 years ago... the thread there was posted on Jan. 4th 2011

One thing I do remember was our teacher telling us something similar to that. He said that to fully understand we would have to live in country for some years before catching on to some of the finer points of the language. :DL

Edit: Thanks for the assist. :)


My first semester I slept. Second semester I paid better attention. Now it's been close to twenty years since then and most of what I did learn has slipped away. :)

Ah, my mistake. :yeah:

Just a far-fetched guess of mine:

abbreviation for "Schublagengebrauch" (the "s" maybe is just a glitch in the sim)

meaning: using ("Gebrauch") or setting (probably torpedo-) attitude ("Lage") or depth, or maybe switching steam or electrical torpedo functions.

I could also imagine that the whole word is quoted wrong. "Schubslage" makes no sense alone, there is no such word in German. "Schubs" usually is translated as "(small) push", meaning a kind of piush that has nothing to do at all with "pushing" in terms of "ejecting something".

Translations can be a tricky thing, and while a linbear translation one context may work well, the same linear translation a different context may mess things up completely. I realise that sometimes in dubbed movies. Mostly it is done very well in Germany, but occasionally they simply translate BS when doing it totally linear and word-by-word.

I'm pretty sure your friend did mistake a ß (it's called SZ) for a b.;)
That explains why it doesn't make sense in German.:D
I believe a "Schußlagengeber" is the device that inputs the torpedo course into the torpedo from the TDC (I'm not sure though).

I bet you've got it, Herr Schroeder.

Schröder, this makes sense! A "Schußlagengeber Gleitbahn" could be the device to control the firing angle of the eel.
However a "Schußlagengeber Stopfbuchse" would make no sense (assuming that they belong together).