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Leandros 09-28-11 12:59 PM
Torpedo reloading....
 
When reading up on Dønitz I came across some disturbing information. Seems torpedo reloading times were much longer than in the game. 30-40 minutes are mentioned - in good weather conditions. When in a little sea they had to "go below" due to excessive movements of the boat.

Fred

JazzJR 09-28-11 01:04 PM
Well thats a matter of the U-Boat class. On VII C a good trained crew needed around 2 minutes to load ONE tube. On the XXI they had hydralic systems and could load ALL six tubes in 10 minutes

Sailor Steve 09-28-11 01:06 PM
Are you sure that wasn't 30-40 minutes for a full reload, as opposed to one torpedo?

Sailor Steve 09-28-11 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JazzJR (Post 1757285)
On VII C a good trained crew needed around 2 minutes to load ONE tube.
Do you have a source for that number? Seems a little low to me.

JazzJR 09-28-11 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1757288)
Do you have a source for that number? Seems a little low to me.
I have to search for it but i have readed it somewhere i will look out for that source.

Edit:

Found it
Quote:
U 47 hat den zweiten Fächer in Scapa Flow nach 22 Minuten geschossen.Dabei kommt aber die Beseitigung eines Torpedoversagers (Rohrläufer) vom ersten Fächer erschwerend hinzu.
U-47 fired the second "fan"? in Scapa Flow after 22minutes, including a Torpedo failure insinde one tube.

Sailor Steve 09-28-11 05:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JazzJR (Post 1757294)
IU-47 fired the second "fan"? in Scapa Flow after 22minutes, including a Torpedo failure insinde one tube.
That means an average of 5.5 minutes per tube, not 2 as stated. Still pretty fast.

JazzJR 09-28-11 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1757386)
That means an average of 5.5 minutes per tube, not 2 as stated. Still pretty fast.
Oh i wrote 2 :D My number 1 sometimes hijack my posts. I meant 12 minutes for one tube. :O:

Sailor Steve 09-28-11 11:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JazzJR (Post 1757490)
Oh i wrote 2 :D My number 1 sometimes hijack my posts. I meant 12 minutes for one tube. :O:
Ah. Now I can relax. :sunny:

Jimbuna 09-29-11 07:33 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JazzJR (Post 1757490)
Oh i wrote 2 :D My number 1 sometimes hijack my posts. I meant 12 minutes for one tube. :O:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1757492)
Ah. Now I can relax. :sunny:
LOL :DL


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