Details, details, details

pythos · 03-29-10, 01:41 PM

I just did a walk through of the boat, with reference to The type VII anatomy of a ship opened up.

Wow. This work is fantastic, they left very little detail out of this wonderful reproduction.

If you have a decent schematic of one of these boats, you really should compare what is visible in the game to what is on the document.

It is astonishing.

Sailor Steve · 03-29-10, 01:42 PM

Good to hear. Amid all the complaints it's good to know something is right with the SH world.

SabreHawk · 03-29-10, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by pythos

I just did a walk through of the boat, with reference to The type VII anatomy of a ship opened up.

Wow. This work is fantastic, they left very little detail out of this wonderful reproduction.

If you have a decent schematic of one of these boats, you really should compare what is visible in the game to what is on the document.

It is astonishing.

Yes indeed, and I have this same book. I have said elsewhere that they did a very fine job of reproducing the Type VII.
And my hat's off to the 3D modelers and artist's that did this work, they did their research and the work was im sure painstaking.

alexradu89 · 03-29-10, 01:53 PM

Did they now ?

So what's missing from the real u-boat ? or better yet can you share the schematics with us ? (if it's a virtual document) I can't find any VII A blueprints...nvm found them around here somewhere

SabreHawk · 03-29-10, 02:24 PM

Well the book we speak of can be found at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Type-VII-U-Boa.../dp/1591148863

It's cover looks a little different from mine but is the same book.
Here is mine.

And it has many drawings and pictures, like this one and it also has a 1/150 foldout plan. And drwaings of not just the ship, but of it's armament, and interiors.

kylania · 03-29-10, 02:29 PM

I have that book, it's nice!

alexradu89 · 03-29-10, 02:42 PM

Well can you tell us what has been left out ? I know they didn't introduce the captain's wardrobe, the table where officers ate isn't there either if I'm not mistaken, nor is the toilet

Jimbuna · 03-29-10, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SabreHawk

Well the book we speak of can be found at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Type-VII-U-Boa.../dp/1591148863

And it has many drawings and pictures, like this one and it also has a 1/150 foldout plan. And drwaings of not just the ship, but of it's armament, and interiors.

I've the one above but don't recall it having a foldout plan

Looks like a trip up into the loft at the weekend

Bilge_Rat · 03-29-10, 02:52 PM

yes, the interior is very well done. I do not have those books, but comparing the interior with the photos of U-995 available on the net, it looks like a pretty close match.

tonschk · 03-31-10, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SabreHawk

Well the book we speak of can be found at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Type-VII-U-Boa.../dp/1591148863

It's cover looks a little different from mine but is the same book.
Here is mine.

And it has many drawings and pictures, like this one and it also has a 1/150 foldout plan. And drwaings of not just the ship, but of it's armament, and interiors.

Thank you for the info

Bilge_Rat · 04-05-10, 09:19 AM

I keep noticing neat little details inside the U-boat:

1. how to tell time in-game:

-command room:

-conning tower:

2. Helmsman station - the compass on the left has two dials, the outside one has 10 degree intervals, the inside one has single degrees. It works and is a joy to watch operate when you order a course change:

msxyz · 03-30-10, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by alexradu89

Did they now ?

So what's missing from the real u-boat ? or better yet can you share the schematics with us ? (if it's a virtual document) I can't find any VII A blueprints...nvm found them around here somewhere

Judging from the books and photografic material I have seen over the years, I also think they did a quite accurate reproduction of a type VIIC interior. Early types VIIA/B were somehow different in terms of machinery used although the general layout remains the same.

Too bad only one type VII still remains in existence today, and it's a late war type VIIc/41. Some years ago, there were some talks to rise all the boats scuttled at the end of the war in operation Deadlight. There's a certain hunger of steel and lead which is not "poisoned" by the radiation released from nuclear experiments from 1945 onwards. Metals fused before that day and preserved underwater are free of these nuclear pollutants and hence have a very high value for building scientific equipment to the point it would cover the expense of raising a wreck from the bottom of the sea.

Although it's scary to think all those boats being cut into pieces, at least it would be a good occasion for a documented study on several other germans submarines of the era of whom only a few blueprints survive.

03-30-10, 09:34 PM

Anyone notice the spare torps under the decking in the forward torpedo room?

pythos · 03-30-10, 09:55 PM

Yep, I saw those my first time walking through after getting my comp up to where I could walk through. I saw those and was like "oh wow that is cool"

dberladyn · 03-30-10, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by msxyz

Judging from the books and photografic material I have seen over the years, I also think they did a quite accurate reproduction of a type VIIC interior. Early types VIIA/B were somehow different in terms of machinery used although the general layout remains the same.

Too bad only one type VII still remains in existence today, and it's a late war type VIIc/41. Some years ago, there were some talks to rise all the boats scuttled at the end of the war in operation Deadlight. There's a certain hunger of steel and lead which is not "poisoned" by the radiation released from nuclear experiments from 1945 onwards. Metals fused before that day and preserved underwater are free of these nuclear pollutants and hence have a very high value for building scientific equipment to the point it would cover the expense of raising a wreck from the bottom of the sea.

Although it's scary to think all those boats being cut into pieces, at least it would be a good occasion for a documented study on several other germans submarines of the era of whom only a few blueprints survive.

You're kidding about that right? Steel and Lead being poisoned? Iron Ore is still mined around the globe, it's very abundant. Mining it from underground would be no different than steel sitting underwater... at least in my opinion.... but I don't really believe what you said to be true anyways. No offense.

I think if I was super rich I'd raise me one of those scuttled subs... it would make a nice yacht don't you think?

03-29-10, 01:41 PM	#1
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Details, details, details I just did a walk through of the boat, with reference to The type VII anatomy of a ship opened up. Wow. This work is fantastic, they left very little detail out of this wonderful reproduction. If you have a decent schematic of one of these boats, you really should compare what is visible in the game to what is on the document. It is astonishing.

03-29-10, 01:42 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good to hear. Amid all the complaints it's good to know something is right with the SH world. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-29-10, 02:24 PM	#5
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Well the book we speak of can be found at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Type-VII-U-Boa.../dp/1591148863 It's cover looks a little different from mine but is the same book. Here is mine. And it has many drawings and pictures, like this one and it also has a 1/150 foldout plan. And drwaings of not just the ship, but of it's armament, and interiors. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"

03-29-10, 02:29 PM	#6
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	I have that book, it's nice! __________________

03-29-10, 02:52 PM	#9
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	yes, the interior is very well done. I do not have those books, but comparing the interior with the photos of U-995 available on the net, it looks like a pretty close match. __________________

03-29-10, 01:53 PM	#4
alexradu89 Lieutenant Join Date: May 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 259 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Did they now ? So what's missing from the real u-boat ? or better yet can you share the schematics with us ? (if it's a virtual document) I can't find any VII A blueprints...nvm found them around here somewhere

03-29-10, 02:42 PM	#7
alexradu89 Lieutenant Join Date: May 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 259 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Well can you tell us what has been left out ? I know they didn't introduce the captain's wardrobe, the table where officers ate isn't there either if I'm not mistaken, nor is the toilet

04-05-10, 09:19 AM	#11
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	I keep noticing neat little details inside the U-boat: 1. how to tell time in-game: -command room: -conning tower: 2. Helmsman station - the compass on the left has two dials, the outside one has 10 degree intervals, the inside one has single degrees. It works and is a joy to watch operate when you order a course change: __________________

03-30-10, 09:34 PM	#13
Kptlt_Lynch Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Anyone notice the spare torps under the decking in the forward torpedo room?

03-30-10, 09:55 PM	#14
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Yep, I saw those my first time walking through after getting my comp up to where I could walk through. I saw those and was like "oh wow that is cool"