Torpedo reloading....

Leandros · 09-28-11, 12:59 PM

When reading up on Dønitz I came across some disturbing information. Seems torpedo reloading times were much longer than in the game. 30-40 minutes are mentioned - in good weather conditions. When in a little sea they had to "go below" due to excessive movements of the boat.

Fred

JazzJR · 09-28-11, 01:04 PM

Well thats a matter of the U-Boat class. On VII C a good trained crew needed around 2 minutes to load ONE tube. On the XXI they had hydralic systems and could load ALL six tubes in 10 minutes

Sailor Steve · 09-28-11, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JazzJR

On VII C a good trained crew needed around 2 minutes to load ONE tube.

Do you have a source for that number? Seems a little low to me.

JazzJR · 09-28-11, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Do you have a source for that number? Seems a little low to me.

I have to search for it but i have readed it somewhere i will look out for that source.

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Found it

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U 47 hat den zweiten Fächer in Scapa Flow nach 22 Minuten geschossen.Dabei kommt aber die Beseitigung eines Torpedoversagers (Rohrläufer) vom ersten Fächer erschwerend hinzu.

U-47 fired the second "fan"? in Scapa Flow after 22minutes, including a Torpedo failure insinde one tube.

Sailor Steve · 09-28-11, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JazzJR

IU-47 fired the second "fan"? in Scapa Flow after 22minutes, including a Torpedo failure insinde one tube.

That means an average of 5.5 minutes per tube, not 2 as stated. Still pretty fast.

JazzJR · 09-28-11, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

That means an average of 5.5 minutes per tube, not 2 as stated. Still pretty fast.

Oh i wrote 2

My number 1 sometimes hijack my posts. I meant 12 minutes for one tube.

Sailor Steve · 09-28-11, 01:06 PM

Are you sure that wasn't 30-40 minutes for a full reload, as opposed to one torpedo?

09-28-11, 12:59 PM	#1
Leandros Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 676 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Torpedo reloading.... When reading up on Dønitz I came across some disturbing information. Seems torpedo reloading times were much longer than in the game. 30-40 minutes are mentioned - in good weather conditions. When in a little sea they had to "go below" due to excessive movements of the boat. Fred __________________ www.fredleander.com - look in to see my new book on Operation Sea Lion "Saving MacArthur" - a book series on how The Philippines were saved

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JazzJR Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Germany - Berlin Posts: 263 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 0	Well thats a matter of the U-Boat class. On VII C a good trained crew needed around 2 minutes to load ONE tube. On the XXI they had hydralic systems and could load ALL six tubes in 10 minutes __________________

09-28-11, 01:06 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Are you sure that wasn't 30-40 minutes for a full reload, as opposed to one torpedo? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo