Real german subs and diesel engine damaged?

Schunken · 02-17-10, 12:34 PM

Hi captains...

I make my way 1/3 to the first Book "The Hunters" of Clay Blair and...

...beside of the giant torpedo problem I noticed another big problems of the Kriegsmarine:

I read more than 30 times that german submarines must cancel the patrol because dame to the diesel engines.

Was the diesel engines at this times so unreliable? I mean they did not make high rpm and have a own engineer who nurse them all the time....

Anybody know what the problem was? Valves, Pistons or overheating???

Todays 6-cylinder Diesel engines in a bick truck make often more than 500.000 miles....

Enlight me, gentleman

Andreas

02-17-10, 12:34 PM	#1
Schunken Medic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 168 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Real german subs and diesel engine damaged? Hi captains... I make my way 1/3 to the first Book "The Hunters" of Clay Blair and... ...beside of the giant torpedo problem I noticed another big problems of the Kriegsmarine: I read more than 30 times that german submarines must cancel the patrol because dame to the diesel engines. Was the diesel engines at this times so unreliable? I mean they did not make high rpm and have a own engineer who nurse them all the time.... Anybody know what the problem was? Valves, Pistons or overheating??? Todays 6-cylinder Diesel engines in a bick truck make often more than 500.000 miles.... Enlight me, gentleman Andreas