Radio Operator Wolfram

Mowgli · 08-07-19, 04:37 AM

I was reading the crew profiles again and wondering why Wolfram was so respected by the crew (if I had thought about it the answer was obvious) and so I went and read about the function of a boats radio operator and found this ..

"Towards the end, in fact, the order to submerge didn't come from the commander anymore but from the radio operator, who said "We've got Volume 5" [refers to sound intensity of detected radar signal] and the boat went under. The next moment the bombs fell. So the crew had to completely rely on the radio operator—when I served in the Mediterranean it was me—otherwise we would have never returned and all been dead."

Interesting.

maurice076 · 08-10-19, 07:58 PM

Interesting thanks!

hauangua · 08-11-19, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Mowgli

I was reading the crew profiles again and wondering why Wolfram was so respected by the crew (if I had thought about it the answer was obvious) and so I went and read about the function of a boats radio operator and found this ..

"Towards the end, in fact, the order to submerge didn't come from the commander anymore but from the radio operator, who said "We've got Volume 5" [refers to sound intensity of detected radar signal] and the boat went under. The next moment the bombs fell. So the crew had to completely rely on the radio operator—when I served in the Mediterranean it was me—otherwise we would have never returned and all been dead."

Interesting.

Hi Mowgli, very interesting.
Where did you read this?

Mowgli · 08-11-19, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by hauangua

Hi Mowgli, very interesting.
Where did you read this?

Here you go. Very interesting read if a bit sad.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/articl...vivor-of-u869/

08-07-19, 04:37 AM	#1
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Radio Operator Wolfram I was reading the crew profiles again and wondering why Wolfram was so respected by the crew (if I had thought about it the answer was obvious) and so I went and read about the function of a boats radio operator and found this .. "Towards the end, in fact, the order to submerge didn't come from the commander anymore but from the radio operator, who said "We've got Volume 5" [refers to sound intensity of detected radar signal] and the boat went under. The next moment the bombs fell. So the crew had to completely rely on the radio operator—when I served in the Mediterranean it was me—otherwise we would have never returned and all been dead." Interesting. __________________ Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back -- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

08-10-19, 07:58 PM	#2
maurice076 Sailor man Join Date: May 2013 Location: Michigan,USA Posts: 44 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Interesting thanks!