U-Boat Actions Off Florida Coast (Historical)

KapitanSpinks · 11-28-11, 10:29 PM

Read a little article about it here at this link. Thought you guys might enjoy...

http://www.kait8.com/category/224248...1d9489c384f62f

RConch · 11-29-11, 02:53 PM

Thanks.

KapitanSpinks · 11-30-11, 04:24 AM

No prob.

Saw that article and got a hankerin to play SHIII again. Still trying to get my boat tweaked right to run a full campaign again. Not so good with all the mods stuff. Working on it tho.

Carry on.

sublynx · 11-30-11, 05:55 AM

Thanks

The article mentions the only blimp shot down in WWII, by U-134, and thus led me towards googling for more info. K-74 was the unfortunate blimp, if you guys want to read about that yourselves.

Jimbuna · 11-30-11, 06:34 AM

A little different perhaps.....Blimp v U-boat:

http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s...imp-vs-u-boat/

Gargamel · 11-30-11, 10:45 PM

In game, the 'straights' between miami and the Bahamasa are my newest favorite hunting grounds in '42. Lots of good targets, lots of bad ones, and frequent, seemingly incompetent ASW patrols. The lack of convoys is by far made up for by the frequent solo merchies.

Down side is getting there with enough fuel to stay and play for a while. 3 weeks through the mid atlantic is very boring.

I will have to take a gander at those articles then.

Jimbuna · 12-01-11, 03:50 AM

There are some blimps scripted into GWX....beware!!

Marinenachrichtendienst · 12-01-11, 04:44 AM

Thank u for interesting reading.

flag4 · 12-02-11, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

A little different perhaps.....Blimp v U-boat:

http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s...imp-vs-u-boat/

'wearing Mae West lifejackets.'

how'de get that name..

Jimbuna · 12-02-11, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by flag4

'wearing Mae West lifejackets.'

how'de get that name..

Quote:

Mae West was a veteran of vaudeville and Broadway. She made her first movie and immediately became a national sex symbol when she was nearly 40. With her hourglass figure, saucy double-entendres, and sinful saunter on five-inch heels, she was a natural bombshell. During World War II, Allied soldiers called their inflatable life jackets "Mae West" in honor of West's famously buxom figure.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/milita...ject.asp?ID=14

Sailor Steve · 12-02-11, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flag4

'wearing Mae West lifejackets.'

how'de get that name..

When inflated makes the wearer look like

VONHARRIS · 12-02-11, 11:44 AM

I have never thought of that.

mookiemookie · 12-02-11, 09:20 AM

I never could understand how a slow cumbersome blimp would be an effective anti-U-boat weapon. I figured they'd be too slow to catch them by surprise unless they could pull of a maneuver as described in the link and swoop down out of the clouds. But you can't rely on that happening all the time.

Sailor Steve · 12-02-11, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I never could understand how a slow cumbersome blimp would be an effective anti-U-boat weapon. I figured they'd be too slow to catch them by surprise unless they could pull of a maneuver as described in the link and swoop down out of the clouds. But you can't rely on that happening all the time.

They were plenty fast enough to keep up with the convoy, and had enough fuel to stay on station for up to more than a day. From the air you can see down into the water far enough to spot a u-boat at periscope depth, and then tell the escorts exactly where it is. No need to swoop down, and plenty of surprise when the escorts could drive straight to the sub.

In that respect they were of more value than much faster aircraft.

Jimbuna · 12-02-11, 11:17 AM

11-28-11, 10:29 PM	#1
KapitanSpinks Seaman Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 40 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	U-Boat Actions Off Florida Coast (Historical) Read a little article about it here at this link. Thought you guys might enjoy... http://www.kait8.com/category/224248...1d9489c384f62f

11-29-11, 02:53 PM	#2
RConch Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 619 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	Thanks. __________________ "Noch und Noch" Prowling the Nord Atlantik with GWX 3.0.

11-30-11, 05:55 AM	#4
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	Thanks The article mentions the only blimp shot down in WWII, by U-134, and thus led me towards googling for more info. K-74 was the unfortunate blimp, if you guys want to read about that yourselves. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

11-30-11, 06:34 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A little different perhaps.....Blimp v U-boat: http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s...imp-vs-u-boat/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-30-11, 10:45 PM	#6
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	In game, the 'straights' between miami and the Bahamasa are my newest favorite hunting grounds in '42. Lots of good targets, lots of bad ones, and frequent, seemingly incompetent ASW patrols. The lack of convoys is by far made up for by the frequent solo merchies. Down side is getting there with enough fuel to stay and play for a while. 3 weeks through the mid atlantic is very boring. I will have to take a gander at those articles then. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-30-11, 04:24 AM	#3
KapitanSpinks Seaman Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 40 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	No prob. Saw that article and got a hankerin to play SHIII again. Still trying to get my boat tweaked right to run a full campaign again. Not so good with all the mods stuff. Working on it tho. Carry on.

12-01-11, 03:50 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are some blimps scripted into GWX....beware!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-01-11, 04:44 AM	#8
Marinenachrichtendienst Captain Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 525 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Thank u for interesting reading. __________________ "Soldaten sterben nie, sie verblassen nur weg".

12-02-11, 11:44 AM	#12
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	I have never thought of that.

12-02-11, 09:20 AM	#13
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I never could understand how a slow cumbersome blimp would be an effective anti-U-boat weapon. I figured they'd be too slow to catch them by surprise unless they could pull of a maneuver as described in the link and swoop down out of the clouds. But you can't rely on that happening all the time. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

12-02-11, 11:17 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!