[WIP] playable IJN Kaichu type submarine

[keltos01]

This boat will be stand alone and is based on the Typ II by Mikhayl which, although smaller, is very similar in shape (TATER).
It will then only have 3 fore torpedo tubes.
k


The Kaichu type submarines were double-hulled medium sized submarines of the imperial ,japanese navy duringworld war II. They were derived from the Kaigun-shiki Tyuugata ( Kaigun-shiki Tyuugata?) submarine (KT).
Several variants existed. From 1934 to 1944, the K6 type (RO-33 Class) and the K7 type (Sentyuu, RO-35 Class) were built. They were equipped with a 3.25 inch (80 mm) gun and four 53 cm torpedo tubes for ten Type 95Long Lance torpedoes.
Most of these submarines were destroyed in combat, suffering from Allied ASW measures, and only RO-50 survived the war.

Units 20 (1 survived)
Ships RO-33, RO-34, RO-35, RO-36, RO-37, RO-38, RO-39, RO-40, RO-41, RO-42, RO-43, RO-44, RO-45, RO-46, RO-47, RO-48, RO-49, RO-50 , RO-55 and RO-56
Year(s) Completed 1934 - 1944
Displacement (K.6) 1,115 tons /1,447 tons
Dimensions 264 ft x 23 ft x 13 ft
Machinery 2 diesels: 2,900 hp
2 electric motors: 1,200 hp

Speed 19.8 knots / 8 knots
Range 5,000 nm @ 16 knots
Armament 4x533mm TT fwd + 1x80mm + 2 25mm (8 Torpedoes)
Crew (K.6) 54 officers and men

first change made periscope.dds:

[keltos01]

here's the new texture for the Kaichu boat :




I just finished making it stand-alone, will test it later. In Mikhayl's tutorial there's a piece missing though : how to add the ship to the flotilla, career start and missions.
k

[miner1436]

Looks nice, how is it in game?

[Monster Magnet Jr]

when will it be ready?

[keltos01]

It has only three tubes (based on Mikhayl's typ II) but a whole new skinjob, is stand alone, and I need to give it a Bigger gun (for Xantro ).

It uses my IJN torpedo mod, so if you can't have a lot of them, take the big ones !

It can cruise 5000 nm at 16 kts surfaced, 93 at 4 kts submerged, max speed 19.6 kts !

DO NOT YET USE WITH JYUNSEN B - I'll release a mod including both later on, and hopefully a NS_Ko_Hyoteki as I've been thinking about it for a while now..










The sub is uploaded on my filefront page, enjoy !!! :

http://files.filefront.com/IJN+Kaich.../fileinfo.html

[keltos01]

thanks Mikhayl, found it here :
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=136244&page=2

so I modified the NSS_Kaichu.upcge :

[...]
[UserPlayerUnit 1.Compartment 4.Bunker 1] ; Forward Torpedo Room
ID=BowTorpedoRoom
Capacity=10 [...]

not 2 anymore, now we can play
will upload the new version tonight, and also just the modified file.

I also moved the aa gun aft and put a 105 mm gun upfront.
K

[keltos01]

I increased the torpedo load in the forward torpedo room from 2 to 10.

NSS_Kaichu.upcge
place in data\submarine\NSS_Kaichu\
it will replace the older upcge file and increase your torpedo load from 2 to 10.




donwload :
http://files.filefront.com/NSS+Kaich.../fileinfo.html

[keltos01]

There !
I gave her the Sen Toku's 3 inch deck gun to replace the AA gun in front of the tower, even got two real jap sailors manning it as a bonus and moved the AA aft of the tower. That and her 13 torpedoes total, a range of 5000 nm and a max speed of 19.6 kts, she packs quite a wallop !




close-up :




New mod uploaded on my Filefront page