Mine laying Mod?

Aarnoman · 03-21-13, 06:27 PM

Hello fellow Kaleuns,
the following page on Uboat.net brought an interesting thing to light:
http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/282.html

Apparently the British steam merchant Cato was struck and sunk by a mine laid by U-29. So ... some Uboats had mine-laying abilities?!

Anyhow, with that come to light, I was wondering if there have been any mods released that add this to SH3. To be honest, I seriously doubt it, but you never know. So, anyone heard of anything in this department?

FUBAR295 · 03-21-13, 08:55 PM

CB along while ago made a mine layer mod, however, it does not appear to be in SH3 Download section. The link to his old site http://www.ebort2.co.uk/files/sh3mines.zip no longer works.

Good Hunting,
FUBAR295

HW3 · 03-21-13, 10:27 PM

ftp://hartmuthaas.no-ip.org/public/S...MUNITYMODS/CB/

user name: Maik
password: Woelfe

Aarnoman · 03-21-13, 10:52 PM

You guys are legends. Thank you very much!

Marcello · 03-22-13, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aarnoman

Hello fellow Kaleuns,
Apparently the British steam merchant Cato was struck and sunk by a mine laid by U-29. So ... some Uboats had mine-laying abilities?!

There were dedicated minelayers such as the VIID or XB types and in addition to that the ability to deploy mines from the torpedo tubes was a standard feature for most u-boat. During WW1 dedicated minelayers played a much greater part in the campaign, but even in WW2 mines were still used.

gb027 · 03-22-13, 06:06 AM

What a coincidence! I have just finished making a Revell Type VII D minelayer U-Boat. Until I bought this kit, I didn't realize that either!

Gargamel · 03-22-13, 08:15 AM

There is sort of a mine laying option in stock:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...hlight=frogmen

Vince82 · 03-22-13, 03:26 PM

Lmao

Red October1984 · 03-22-13, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcello

There were dedicated minelayers such as the VIID or XB types and in addition to that the ability to deploy mines from the torpedo tubes was a standard feature for most u-boat. During WW1 dedicated minelayers played a much greater part in the campaign, but even in WW2 mines were still used.

Which boat was it that had the side mounted torpedo tubes up by the Conning Tower?

I'm thinking it was a T- or U-Class boat. A Royal Navy one...

There's been some interesting sub designs over the years...

keysersoze · 03-22-13, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcello

There were dedicated minelayers such as the VIID or XB types and in addition to that the ability to deploy mines from the torpedo tubes was a standard feature for most u-boat. During WW1 dedicated minelayers played a much greater part in the campaign, but even in WW2 mines were still used.

Yep, U-boat minelaying missions were quite common in both World Wars. I've been putting together a spreadsheet with a list of U-boat special operations undertaken during WWII, and it's incredible just how many minelaying missions there were. It's really one of the last great un-explored areas of the U-boat war in terms of the SH series and dynamic campaigns of most major mods. There's a lot of potential for hair-raising harbor infiltrations there...

Marcello · 03-23-13, 08:13 AM

During WW1 nearly one third of the u-boats built were dedicated minelayers of the UC and UE series and some of them racked up quite a lot of tonnage, such as UC-17 with 144,423 tons (though a fair bit was achieved with guns and torpedoes). Quite likely it was a lot easier to get close to ports back then, as ASW had to be invented from scratch. Mines were however also extensively used for ASW and with quite devastating effect.

keysersoze · 11-10-15, 09:48 PM

Here's the link to the spreadsheet I was working on. I never found the time to finish it, but you'll see there are 119 "special missions" with various levels of detail.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

Hopefully someone can make use of the data.

03-21-13, 06:27 PM	#1
Aarnoman Seaman Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 32 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	Mine laying Mod? Hello fellow Kaleuns, the following page on Uboat.net brought an interesting thing to light: http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/282.html Apparently the British steam merchant Cato was struck and sunk by a mine laid by U-29. So ... some Uboats had mine-laying abilities?! Anyhow, with that come to light, I was wondering if there have been any mods released that add this to SH3. To be honest, I seriously doubt it, but you never know. So, anyone heard of anything in this department?

03-21-13, 08:55 PM	#2
FUBAR295 Krusty Krab Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decks awash in the North Atlantic Posts: 1,450 Downloads: 493 Uploads: 0	CB along while ago made a mine layer mod, however, it does not appear to be in SH3 Download section. The link to his old site http://www.ebort2.co.uk/files/sh3mines.zip no longer works. Good Hunting, FUBAR295 __________________ Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

03-21-13, 10:27 PM	#3
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	ftp://hartmuthaas.no-ip.org/public/S...MUNITYMODS/CB/ user name: Maik password: Woelfe __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

03-22-13, 08:15 AM	#7
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	There is sort of a mine laying option in stock: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...hlight=frogmen __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

03-21-13, 10:52 PM	#4
Aarnoman Seaman Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 32 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	You guys are legends. Thank you very much!

03-22-13, 06:06 AM	#6
gb027 Watch Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Queensland Australia Posts: 25 Downloads: 190 Uploads: 2	What a coincidence! I have just finished making a Revell Type VII D minelayer U-Boat. Until I bought this kit, I didn't realize that either!

03-22-13, 03:26 PM	#8
Vince82 Engineer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 216 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Lmao

03-23-13, 08:13 AM	#11
Marcello Planesman Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 183 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	During WW1 nearly one third of the u-boats built were dedicated minelayers of the UC and UE series and some of them racked up quite a lot of tonnage, such as UC-17 with 144,423 tons (though a fair bit was achieved with guns and torpedoes). Quite likely it was a lot easier to get close to ports back then, as ASW had to be invented from scratch. Mines were however also extensively used for ASW and with quite devastating effect.

11-10-15, 09:48 PM	#12
keysersoze Ensign Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA Posts: 226 Downloads: 346 Uploads: 0	Here's the link to the spreadsheet I was working on. I never found the time to finish it, but you'll see there are 119 "special missions" with various levels of detail. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing Hopefully someone can make use of the data.