RL bernard moment

HunterICX · 04-26-07, 05:07 AM

I found this article on uboat.net
we are not the only ones that had trouble with Bernard on a Uboat:

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Sunk by a toilet?
In many sources it is stated the U-120 was "sunk by a toilet" (probably a very bad way to go!

. However this story should be attributed, with changes, to the U-1206 which was one of the late war boats fitted with the new deep water high-pressure toilets (enabling the boat to use its toilet at greater depth than before).
On 14 April 1945, only 8-10 miles off the British coast line, the boat was safely cruising at 200 feet when the commander, Schlitt, decided to use the toilet without the help of a trained specialist (the system was complicated). Something went wrong and when the specialist arrived he misunderstood something and opened the wrong valve with the end results that large amount of seawater got into the boat. The seawater reached the batteries directly under the toilet causing chlorine gas to form and the boat had to be surfaced immediately right under the enemy. When the boat reached the surface they managed to blow clean air into the boat but at the same time an aircraft bombed the boat causing extensive damages leaving the boat unable to dive. Seeing the hopeless situation Schlitt had no choice but to destroy his secret material and abandon ship to safe his crew. (Brennecke, J. (2001). Jager and Gejagte)

:rotfl:

Jimbuna · 04-26-07, 05:29 AM

Sounds like a load of crap to me

SmokinTep · 04-26-07, 05:35 AM

Same here. Find it hard to believe that the toilet went straight to the sea.

Canovaro · 04-26-07, 07:37 AM

Kaleun Scheisse

Sailor Steve · 04-26-07, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Sounds like a load of crap to me

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Originally Posted by SmokinTep

Same here. Find it hard to believe that the toilet went straight to the sea.

Did you miss the joke?

HunterICX · 04-26-07, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SmokinTep

Same here. Find it hard to believe that the toilet went straight to the sea.

Ehm, search around for Uboat and the word Toilet,

the simple toilet could used to 25 meters.
after that it had to be closed

but because of the longer submerge times a new type of toilet came in use, but it was so dificult to manage the toilet a specialy trained crew member had to come with the one that was going to take a dump

Packerton · 04-26-07, 12:46 PM

Oh my god Ahahahaahhaahahahahahahahha.

I woulden of ordered the boat to be bombed lol if it was that close i would of just got on the megaphone and said "Surrender now or be destroyed"

Jimbuna · 04-27-07, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Sounds like a load of crap to me

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Originally Posted by SmokinTep

Same here. Find it hard to believe that the toilet went straight to the sea.

Did you miss the joke?

04-26-07, 05:29 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sounds like a load of crap to me __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-26-07, 05:35 AM	#3
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Same here. Find it hard to believe that the toilet went straight to the sea.

04-26-07, 07:37 AM	#4
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Kaleun Scheisse

04-26-07, 12:46 PM	#7
Packerton Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newfoundland,Canada Posts: 398 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Oh my god Ahahahaahhaahahahahahahahha. I woulden of ordered the boat to be bombed lol if it was that close i would of just got on the megaphone and said "Surrender now or be destroyed"