The Grand daddy of all Deckguns

Laufen zum Ziel · 02-19-09, 11:53 AM

mookiemookie · 02-19-09, 11:56 AM

The French cruiser submarine Surcouf:

Laufen zum Ziel · 02-19-09, 12:03 PM

My gun is bigger then your gun.....

Kapt Z · 02-19-09, 02:00 PM

Wow. Who even let these ideas get off the drawing boards...

I cannot even imagine the weight of the shells alone.....

sunvalleyslim · 02-19-09, 02:05 PM

Man sure looks like a Death Trap to me.........I think the designer should be the first one to take her out.......in combat, lets see how brave he is.............

Jimbuna · 02-19-09, 03:40 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_M1

http://www.deepblu.co.uk/gallery/m1_2000.htm

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/m_class.htm

http://flickr.com/photos/amphalon/2423031686/

Steeltrap · 02-19-09, 06:04 PM

"Sir, we sank a battleship....and one of its turrets seems to have landed on our deck!"

Platapus · 02-19-09, 07:14 PM

I guess with a gun that big you start with that and only use torpedoes to finish off crippled targets???

RoaldLarsen · 02-19-09, 08:02 PM

I think someone is compensating...

bookworm_020 · 02-19-09, 09:53 PM

M2 was built with out the deck gun due to the London treaty which banned subs from carrying guns bigger than 8 inches.

The Surcouf would have been interesting to see in action in the pacific, if she hadn't been sunk on the way to America. Think what she could have done against the Japanese!

Laufen zum Ziel · 02-19-09, 10:02 PM

Quote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_M1

http://www.deepblu.co.uk/gallery/m1_2000.htm

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/m_class.htm

http://flickr.com/photos/amphalon/2423031686/

Dam jimbuna. Is there anything you don't know about Submarines????

coronas · 02-20-09, 06:45 AM

I found this page about submarine base in Malta: http://www.killifish.f9.co.uk/Malta%...Submarines.htm
Some pictures about HMS_M2.

Jimbuna · 02-20-09, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laufen zum Ziel

Dam jimbuna. Is there anything you don't know about Submarines????

LOL

Let me assure you.....bloody loads

Lt.Fillipidis · 02-20-09, 12:15 PM

Hmm, i wonder what could turn out of such models if the Germans had layed hands on them!

harzfeld · 02-21-09, 06:28 AM

Nice, it is what u-boats needed, destroyers wouldn't know what hit them during dark. It's a destroyers killer. It would save the torpedoes since destroyers tend to zigzag all times. With that gun, no problem, they can zigzag all they like. Why didn't German built more u-boats with it? London's treaty shouldn't matter since they were at war.

02-19-09, 11:53 AM	#1
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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	The French cruiser submarine Surcouf: __________________ 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.

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sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Man sure looks like a Death Trap to me.........I think the designer should be the first one to take her out.......in combat, lets see how brave he is............. __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_M1 http://www.deepblu.co.uk/gallery/m1_2000.htm http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/m_class.htm http://flickr.com/photos/amphalon/2423031686/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	Wow. Who even let these ideas get off the drawing boards... I cannot even imagine the weight of the shells alone.....

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Steeltrap Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 818 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	"Sir, we sank a battleship....and one of its turrets seems to have landed on our deck!"

02-19-09, 07:14 PM	#8
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I guess with a gun that big you start with that and only use torpedoes to finish off crippled targets??? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	M2 was built with out the deck gun due to the London treaty which banned subs from carrying guns bigger than 8 inches. The Surcouf would have been interesting to see in action in the pacific, if she hadn't been sunk on the way to America. Think what she could have done against the Japanese! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

02-20-09, 06:45 AM	#12
coronas Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asturias, España Posts: 1,168 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I found this page about submarine base in Malta: http://www.killifish.f9.co.uk/Malta%...Submarines.htm Some pictures about HMS_M2. __________________

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Lt.Fillipidis Weps Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Veria, Greece Posts: 365 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Hmm, i wonder what could turn out of such models if the Germans had layed hands on them!

02-21-09, 06:28 AM	#15
harzfeld Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 135 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice, it is what u-boats needed, destroyers wouldn't know what hit them during dark. It's a destroyers killer. It would save the torpedoes since destroyers tend to zigzag all times. With that gun, no problem, they can zigzag all they like. Why didn't German built more u-boats with it? London's treaty shouldn't matter since they were at war.