Question about U-Boat "upgrades"

Nedlam · 11-08-05, 04:06 PM

Any of you U-Boat experts know the answer to this question:

In RL if a commander of a U-boat was offer a new boat Type II to a Type VII (for instance). Would his whole crew go with him?

I'm guessing he may be able to ask for certain officers/sailors to transfer with him but for the most part he would get a whole new crew.

Any thought?

silent_otto · 11-08-05, 04:33 PM

Well, from the books I read on the matter, they always tell how the crew is the sub's crew, so they should mostly stay there while the kaleun gets transferred...

I think that new crews were assigned to new boats, trained there and then they would get their captains.

Correct me if I'm wrong, this is from what I've read...

kiwi_2005 · 11-08-05, 10:16 PM

Yeah same as above, captains get transferred crew stays. A good book about certain uboat captains and there crews ive read was called, Hirschfeld: The secret diary of a U boat.

Nedlam · 11-09-05, 11:57 AM

Thanks for the replies. I'm trying to do a campaign where the captain is secondary and the crew (and U-Boat are what counts). Captains came and went after at most 16 missions. But the U-Boat and crew (barring transfers, deaths, etc) remained in the fight. It's my way of starting in 1939 and working my way through the war until it's end. I was just curious because I didn't want to go through the entire war in a IIA so when the time comes for the captain to get a new boat I'll probably relieve most of the crew replacing them with green sailors, change the names of others to simulate some experienced crew on the new boat and take a few of the crew (and maybe an officer or two with me) to the new U-Boat.

It's a little over the top I guess. Oh well. It's all about having fun right?

U-104 · 11-09-05, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nedlam

It's all about having fun right?

11-08-05, 04:06 PM	#1
Nedlam Ensign Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 222 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Question about U-Boat "upgrades" Any of you U-Boat experts know the answer to this question: In RL if a commander of a U-boat was offer a new boat Type II to a Type VII (for instance). Would his whole crew go with him? I'm guessing he may be able to ask for certain officers/sailors to transfer with him but for the most part he would get a whole new crew. Any thought? __________________ You can never put too much water on a nuclear reactor...

11-08-05, 10:16 PM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Yeah same as above, captains get transferred crew stays. A good book about certain uboat captains and there crews ive read was called, Hirschfeld: The secret diary of a U boat. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

11-09-05, 11:57 AM	#4
Nedlam Ensign Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 222 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the replies. I'm trying to do a campaign where the captain is secondary and the crew (and U-Boat are what counts). Captains came and went after at most 16 missions. But the U-Boat and crew (barring transfers, deaths, etc) remained in the fight. It's my way of starting in 1939 and working my way through the war until it's end. I was just curious because I didn't want to go through the entire war in a IIA so when the time comes for the captain to get a new boat I'll probably relieve most of the crew replacing them with green sailors, change the names of others to simulate some experienced crew on the new boat and take a few of the crew (and maybe an officer or two with me) to the new U-Boat. It's a little over the top I guess. Oh well. It's all about having fun right? __________________ You can never put too much water on a nuclear reactor...

11-08-05, 04:33 PM	#2
silent_otto Seaman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Galiza - BF 79 Posts: 33 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, from the books I read on the matter, they always tell how the crew is the sub's crew, so they should mostly stay there while the kaleun gets transferred... I think that new crews were assigned to new boats, trained there and then they would get their captains. Correct me if I'm wrong, this is from what I've read...