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Jander · 03-08-10, 07:10 AM

the correct german term would be:
"Äußerste Kraft"

complete list of german speed terms:

forward (from slowest to fastest; voraus = forward):
"Kleine Fahrt voraus"
"Langsame Fahrt voraus"
"Halbe Fahrt voraus"
"Große Fahrt voraus"
"Äußerste Kraft voraus"

backward (from slowest to fastest; zurück = backward):
"Kleine Fahrt zurück "
"Langsame Fahrt zurück"
"Halbe Fahrt zurück"
"Äußerste Kraft zurück"

see this image for reference, U995 in Laboe: http://www.pbase.com/kevbelcher/image/74884359

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"Wahnsinnige Fahrt", as in Das Boot, definitely is no correct term, but Slang. As far as I remember, they say "Beide dreimal Wahnsinnige" and also, as addition (but here I am not sure if it is in the same scene in the movie) "Alles was drin ist".
A translation would be "both (engines) three times extreme/crazy/mad" and "as much as possible". So the Kaleun here tells the LI to make the boat run as fast as possible, but in no usual or correct nautical terms.
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03-08-10, 07:10 AM	#9
Jander Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gleisdorf, Styria, Austria, Europe, Earth Posts: 48 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 1	the correct german term would be: "Äußerste Kraft" complete list of german speed terms: forward (from slowest to fastest; voraus = forward): "Kleine Fahrt voraus" "Langsame Fahrt voraus" "Halbe Fahrt voraus" "Große Fahrt voraus" "Äußerste Kraft voraus" backward (from slowest to fastest; zurück = backward): "Kleine Fahrt zurück " "Langsame Fahrt zurück" "Halbe Fahrt zurück" "Äußerste Kraft zurück" see this image for reference, U995 in Laboe: http://www.pbase.com/kevbelcher/image/74884359 [edit] "Wahnsinnige Fahrt", as in Das Boot, definitely is no correct term, but Slang. As far as I remember, they say "Beide dreimal Wahnsinnige" and also, as addition (but here I am not sure if it is in the same scene in the movie) "Alles was drin ist". A translation would be "both (engines) three times extreme/crazy/mad" and "as much as possible". So the Kaleun here tells the LI to make the boat run as fast as possible, but in no usual or correct nautical terms. [/edit] __________________ long-time-reader, seldom-poster Last edited by Jander; 03-08-10 at 07:20 AM.