Luftwaffe Air-Sea Rescue Buoy???

emtmedic005 · 03-23-08, 12:33 AM

Hey soo does anyone have any more info on Luftwaffe air-sea rescue buoys? I remember reading a WW2 book and it mentioned how the German Navy deployed them in the English Channel for Luftwaffe pilots who had to bail out. How could that work in the game? Hmm maybe we could have small side missions that send uboats to rescue to pilots? I saw a picture of one of those bouys that washeh ashore in England and it looked like a Porta potty on top of some floating barrels. then there was a picture of the supplies inside, it had canned water/food, dry clothing, blankets, a raft, flares, pretty much everything a pilot needs to survive at sea. Has anyone ever heard of these? Can they be scripted into the game?

Edited........ i found some great info on the rescue buoy http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/t...scue-buoy.html

03-23-08, 10:45 AM

Like anything else, they can be built and put into the game.
I've got a bit of info on them.

bigboywooly · 03-23-08, 11:03 AM

You need a Storch then to pick them up
IIRC the Germans used them for spying also so the RAF started shooting them down even thugh painted white with the cross on the side
lol

Brag · 03-23-08, 12:05 PM

Interesting little side operation. But still, I will stay out of Der Kanal

03-23-08, 12:09 PM

Just what we need to do,
Tell everyone to stay out of the Channel,
then put eye candy there to draw 'em in!

Torplexed · 03-23-08, 12:22 PM

There was one German long range maritime fighter unit, the V Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader 40 which operated regularly over the Bay of Biscay. Diverting a U-Boat to pick up one of their downed pilots on ocassion could be a possibilty. :hmm:

Brag · 03-23-08, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

Just what we need to do,
Tell everyone to stay out of the Channel,
then put eye candy there to draw 'em in!

Probably more eye candy in the channel than anywhere else, to attract bummel fahrting Kaleuns--The eye candy of death tours brought to you by the evil GWX team. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Jimbuna · 03-23-08, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

Like anything else, they can be built and put into the game.
I've got a bit of info on them.

03-23-08, 04:12 PM

And here's the British version.

03-23-08, 05:02 PM

Here's 10 minutes in 3DS Max

03-23-08, 07:11 PM

30 Minutes.
Maybe I should call it [WIP]
:hmm:

Tessa · 03-23-08, 11:07 PM

Since my current career is still very early in the war and got somewhat far patrol area (for a VIIB) so decided to go through Der Kanal and then pass through Scapa Flow on the return. When I passed by the Denmark coast there were a few of these buoy's in the water; though they were owned by Denmark (which is still neutral right now) there's still several of them ingame (GWX2).

bigboywooly · 03-23-08, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessa

Since my current career is still very early in the war and got somewhat far patrol area (for a VIIB) so decided to go through Der Kanal and then pass through Scapa Flow on the return. When I passed by the Denmark coast there were a few of these buoy's in the water; though they were owned by Denmark (which is still neutral right now) there's still several of them ingame (GWX2).

You are possibly thinking of lightships - which will fly a Danish\whoever flag or just lit navigation buoys

03-23-08, 11:54 PM

Ya, We're good.
But not THAT good!
Sheeze, I just finished UVing the hull!!
:rotfl:

Knotical · 03-24-08, 12:15 AM

They look like mini U-boats, maybe they should have been fitted with a couple of torp. tubes and trim tanks, so the shot down Luft. fliers could get some payback. But then they would have to have a mini crew waiting, when the pilot swam up and boarded:
Vhat are your orders, Her Kaluen!!

03-23-08, 12:33 AM	#1
emtmedic005 Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 361 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Luftwaffe Air-Sea Rescue Buoy??? Hey soo does anyone have any more info on Luftwaffe air-sea rescue buoys? I remember reading a WW2 book and it mentioned how the German Navy deployed them in the English Channel for Luftwaffe pilots who had to bail out. How could that work in the game? Hmm maybe we could have small side missions that send uboats to rescue to pilots? I saw a picture of one of those bouys that washeh ashore in England and it looked like a Porta potty on top of some floating barrels. then there was a picture of the supplies inside, it had canned water/food, dry clothing, blankets, a raft, flares, pretty much everything a pilot needs to survive at sea. Has anyone ever heard of these? Can they be scripted into the game? Edited........ i found some great info on the rescue buoy http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/t...scue-buoy.html

03-23-08, 11:03 AM	#3
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	You need a Storch then to pick them up IIRC the Germans used them for spying also so the RAF started shooting them down even thugh painted white with the cross on the side lol __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

03-23-08, 12:05 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Interesting little side operation. But still, I will stay out of Der Kanal __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

03-23-08, 10:45 AM	#2
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Like anything else, they can be built and put into the game. I've got a bit of info on them.

03-23-08, 12:09 PM	#5
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Just what we need to do, Tell everyone to stay out of the Channel, then put eye candy there to draw 'em in!

03-23-08, 12:22 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	There was one German long range maritime fighter unit, the V Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader 40 which operated regularly over the Bay of Biscay. Diverting a U-Boat to pick up one of their downed pilots on ocassion could be a possibilty. :hmm:

03-23-08, 04:12 PM	#9
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	And here's the British version.

03-23-08, 05:02 PM	#10
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Here's 10 minutes in 3DS Max

03-23-08, 07:11 PM	#11
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	30 Minutes. Maybe I should call it [WIP] :hmm:

03-23-08, 11:07 PM	#12
Tessa Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CG 96 Posts: 861 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Since my current career is still very early in the war and got somewhat far patrol area (for a VIIB) so decided to go through Der Kanal and then pass through Scapa Flow on the return. When I passed by the Denmark coast there were a few of these buoy's in the water; though they were owned by Denmark (which is still neutral right now) there's still several of them ingame (GWX2).

03-23-08, 11:54 PM	#14
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Ya, We're good. But not THAT good! Sheeze, I just finished UVing the hull!! :rotfl:

03-24-08, 12:15 AM	#15
Knotical Mate Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 51 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They look like mini U-boats, maybe they should have been fitted with a couple of torp. tubes and trim tanks, so the shot down Luft. fliers could get some payback. But then they would have to have a mini crew waiting, when the pilot swam up and boarded: Vhat are your orders, Her Kaluen!!