Newsreel featuring an IXD2 uboat, u-177

Ducimus · 11-01-06, 04:49 PM

At least i think thats what boat it is. I posted this in another thread, but thought it cool enough to merit its own thread.

WW2 Newsreel : U-boat in the indian ocean

I think it's U-177. Film, let alone pictures of an IXD2, is really rare.
http://www.uboat.net/men/gysae.htm

Der Eisen-Wal · 11-01-06, 10:31 PM

Great video thanks for sharing! I am just wondering how they got some of that footage... especially teh periscope shots and the facial closeups.. I understand the spaces inside a uboat are quite cramped.

Ducimus · 11-01-06, 10:34 PM

If you have quicktime installed,
This (panoramic movie tour) is probably the best damn view of the inside of a type 9 you'll ever see online.

http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U5...our/index.html

Now if an IXD2 varies from an IXC on the inside i don't know, its got to be close to being the same, but it is a longer hull. Maybe the forward torpedo room/crew quarters was longer, or they just had more storage for food (aguably the most logical conclusion).

11-01-06, 04:49 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Newsreel featuring an IXD2 uboat, u-177 At least i think thats what boat it is. I posted this in another thread, but thought it cool enough to merit its own thread. WW2 Newsreel : U-boat in the indian ocean I think it's U-177. Film, let alone pictures of an IXD2, is really rare. http://www.uboat.net/men/gysae.htm

11-01-06, 10:31 PM	#2
Der Eisen-Wal Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 121 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great video thanks for sharing! I am just wondering how they got some of that footage... especially teh periscope shots and the facial closeups.. I understand the spaces inside a uboat are quite cramped.

11-01-06, 10:34 PM	#3
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	If you have quicktime installed, This (panoramic movie tour) is probably the best damn view of the inside of a type 9 you'll ever see online. http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U5...our/index.html Now if an IXD2 varies from an IXC on the inside i don't know, its got to be close to being the same, but it is a longer hull. Maybe the forward torpedo room/crew quarters was longer, or they just had more storage for food (aguably the most logical conclusion).