I think Uboat.net is wrong.. (food conversation)

Abd_von_Mumit · 09-20-10, 05:52 PM

11915 kg, if I'm not wrong - 12 tons.

I don't know if these numbers are correct.

BUT: today technologies of food preservation are much more developed. We crio-treat food, make powder edible after adding water and such miracles, that were rather not widely used during WW2. I think it is quite possible that their food was heavier - held in cans (thicker than ours), wet (preserved in varous kinds of fluids rather than by drying/vacuuming).

Also note that they needed to carry fresh water supply for whole their trip (sic!), while modern subs just "make" fresh water. Thist must have weighted additional tons.

09-20-10, 05:52 PM	#2
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	11915 kg, if I'm not wrong - 12 tons. I don't know if these numbers are correct. BUT: today technologies of food preservation are much more developed. We crio-treat food, make powder edible after adding water and such miracles, that were rather not widely used during WW2. I think it is quite possible that their food was heavier - held in cans (thicker than ours), wet (preserved in varous kinds of fluids rather than by drying/vacuuming). Also note that they needed to carry fresh water supply for whole their trip (sic!), while modern subs just "make" fresh water. Thist must have weighted additional tons. __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to