S class subs

gord96 · 04-21-08, 10:18 AM

Whats the old S-class sub like? I loved the Type II in SH3 so I figure I may want to try the old sub in SH4 too. ANy info would be great!!

AJ! · 04-21-08, 12:28 PM

It is exactly what you would expect it to be

Its small, rusty, claustrophobic, obsolete and held together with sticky tape.

All the qualities that made the type II so popular

gord96 · 04-21-08, 02:43 PM

haha awesome! i dont know why i like old military equipment better then new stuff.

anyone else got stories of the S-Class?? :hmm:

kylesplanet · 04-21-08, 03:04 PM

Well they're slow on the surface, in real life they were either ovens or freezers depending on where you were operating. It takes forever to charge the batteries and while charging, you run on one prop and if your in a hurry, too bad. They had constant problems with the sewage backing up into the ship (they're not called pig boats for nothing) and they are held together with rivets so your crush depth is not so good.

On the good side of things, they dive very fast and they're pretty quick submerged, just not for very long plus I think they look really cool.

In real life, any skipper with any sense would have begged to not get an S Boat but in SH4, they can be kinda fun for a while.

BTW: They only used the MK10 torpedo. It packed less punch than the MK14 but was more reliable.

Nuc · 04-21-08, 03:16 PM

gord96 · 04-21-08, 04:35 PM

thanks for the pic nuc!

Raptor1 · 04-21-08, 04:53 PM

As much as the Sugar Boats we're obsolete, outdated, weak, and uncomfortable, some of them we're successful (Look at the S-44 for example)

gimpy117 · 04-21-08, 10:01 PM

do any survive??

LukeFF · 04-21-08, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

do any survive??

No, they were all scrapped after the war ended.

gimpy117 · 04-21-08, 10:52 PM

too bad

SteveW1 · 04-22-08, 02:54 AM

There old and slow but a hell of a lot of Fun to play with, sit around the Makassar Strait (spelling?) and you will sink tons of ships in one.

Charlielima · 04-23-08, 10:54 PM

Rose Started a really bitchin thread about the S-44. Link@ http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...highlight=s-44
I was so stoked with the pictures I snivelled for bearded Chiefs in dungurees and didn't patrol in nothing else for quite awhile of playing this sim. CL

joegrundman · 04-23-08, 11:50 PM

To really enjoy them you should play without using the PK too

gord96 · 04-27-08, 08:47 PM

i notice there is two s-types. s-18 and s-44. what are the differences between the two classes? i just started a career in an S-18 and its a beautiful old boat!

LukeFF · 04-28-08, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by gord96

i notice there is two s-types. s-18 and s-44. what are the differences between the two classes? i just started a career in an S-18 and its a beautiful old boat!

S-18 and S-42.

In the stock game there is not much difference, other than the placement of the AA gun. In RFB, things like the date radar becomes available are very distinct for both boats. S-18s only got SJ radar, while S-42s got both, but not until the summer of '43.

04-21-08, 10:18 AM	#1
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	S class subs Whats the old S-class sub like? I loved the Type II in SH3 so I figure I may want to try the old sub in SH4 too. ANy info would be great!!

04-21-08, 12:28 PM	#2
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It is exactly what you would expect it to be Its small, rusty, claustrophobic, obsolete and held together with sticky tape. All the qualities that made the type II so popular __________________

04-21-08, 03:04 PM	#4
kylesplanet Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 629 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Well they're slow on the surface, in real life they were either ovens or freezers depending on where you were operating. It takes forever to charge the batteries and while charging, you run on one prop and if your in a hurry, too bad. They had constant problems with the sewage backing up into the ship (they're not called pig boats for nothing) and they are held together with rivets so your crush depth is not so good. On the good side of things, they dive very fast and they're pretty quick submerged, just not for very long plus I think they look really cool. In real life, any skipper with any sense would have begged to not get an S Boat but in SH4, they can be kinda fun for a while. BTW: They only used the MK10 torpedo. It packed less punch than the MK14 but was more reliable. __________________

04-21-08, 03:16 PM	#5
Nuc Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 180 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	S-boat pics __________________ Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. Admiral Hyman Rickover (1900 - 1986)

04-21-08, 04:53 PM	#7
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	As much as the Sugar Boats we're obsolete, outdated, weak, and uncomfortable, some of them we're successful (Look at the S-44 for example) __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

04-21-08, 02:43 PM	#3
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	haha awesome! i dont know why i like old military equipment better then new stuff. anyone else got stories of the S-Class?? :hmm:

04-21-08, 04:35 PM	#6
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	thanks for the pic nuc!

04-21-08, 10:01 PM	#8
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	do any survive?? __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

04-21-08, 10:52 PM	#10
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	too bad __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

04-22-08, 02:54 AM	#11
SteveW1 Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 331 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	There old and slow but a hell of a lot of Fun to play with, sit around the Makassar Strait (spelling?) and you will sink tons of ships in one. __________________

04-23-08, 10:54 PM	#12
Charlielima Gunner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Schnell Boote Land Posts: 97 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Rose Started a really bitchin thread about the S-44. Link@ http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...highlight=s-44 I was so stoked with the pictures I snivelled for bearded Chiefs in dungurees and didn't patrol in nothing else for quite awhile of playing this sim. CL __________________ Last edited by Charlielima; 04-23-08 at 11:06 PM.

04-23-08, 11:50 PM	#13
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	To really enjoy them you should play without using the PK too __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

04-27-08, 08:47 PM	#14
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	i notice there is two s-types. s-18 and s-44. what are the differences between the two classes? i just started a career in an S-18 and its a beautiful old boat!