How did the germans do that?

06-24-08, 06:41 PM

On their U-Boats
1. Where were the external reserve torps stored? and
2. How did they retrieve them?

pythos · 06-24-08, 07:22 PM

They were stored in waterproof containers mounted to the outside of the pressure hull top, inside the outer hull. The retrieved them by actually setting up a loading hoist, lifting the container out on a tilt, and pulling the torpedo, warehead and all, out of the container, and down the loading hatch. The type IX had rails on which the torpedos could be rolled on for removal and loading, so ones stored in the front of the boat could be sent to the stearn, and vise versa. (Sh3 and Sh4 UBM got this wrong with the type IX, and limit where you can have the reserve torps loaded.) This was done at sea, at very slow speed or hove to. The seas needed to be quite calm as well.

If you think that is something look at a picture of a torpedo being transfered from one boat to another. Quite something.

06-25-08, 05:52 PM

Thanks alot.

bigboywooly · 06-26-08, 06:06 AM

Like this

HunterICX · 06-26-08, 06:11 AM

On that photo , you start to realize how big those suckers are...damn!

HunterICX

Sailor Steve · 06-26-08, 06:31 AM

This is too cool! I was looking for a diagram someone posted years ago (couldn't find it - sorry) and I came across a model company selling add-on stuff for Revell's 1/72-scale U-boat. If you scroll down the list you'll find detail sets for German crew reloading torpedoes! Click on their links and you'll see pictures!

http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/p...h_masters.html

06-24-08, 06:41 PM	#1
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06-26-08, 06:06 AM	#4
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06-26-08, 06:11 AM	#5
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06-26-08, 06:31 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	This is too cool! I was looking for a diagram someone posted years ago (couldn't find it - sorry) and I came across a model company selling add-on stuff for Revell's 1/72-scale U-boat. If you scroll down the list you'll find detail sets for German crew reloading torpedoes! Click on their links and you'll see pictures! http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/p...h_masters.html __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-24-08, 07:22 PM	#2
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	They were stored in waterproof containers mounted to the outside of the pressure hull top, inside the outer hull. The retrieved them by actually setting up a loading hoist, lifting the container out on a tilt, and pulling the torpedo, warehead and all, out of the container, and down the loading hatch. The type IX had rails on which the torpedos could be rolled on for removal and loading, so ones stored in the front of the boat could be sent to the stearn, and vise versa. (Sh3 and Sh4 UBM got this wrong with the type IX, and limit where you can have the reserve torps loaded.) This was done at sea, at very slow speed or hove to. The seas needed to be quite calm as well. If you think that is something look at a picture of a torpedo being transfered from one boat to another. Quite something.

06-25-08, 05:52 PM	#3
dimwit Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thanks alot.