29 reasons why skippering a fleet boat...

Rockin Robbins · 05-09-08, 05:48 AM

I'm sure a corresponding list could be made for skippering a u-boat. Let's see:

1. The Kriegmarine, where growing a beard is an art form! Our appearance alone is enough to sink ships. Arrrrrrrrr! American wimps!

2. Togetherness: tightly integrated doesn't even begin to describe 46 men in a little Type VII.

3. Lots of enemy to fight. We don't have to deadhead 3000 miles and then come up empty.

4. Can you say 20 knot acoustic homing torpedo?

5. Ziz-zag and ladder pattern anti-convoy and anti-escort torpedoes.

6. On a U-Boat, we don't waste time estimating AoB by eye. Somebody fill in the blank for the device in the OLC GUI.

Hey, I can't do ALL your work for you. Get to work on your own list. A list of fleet boat characteristics doesn't have to be threatening, although if the Germans had a fleet of fleet boats instead of Type VII's they would have been better served. But they could not have known that at the beginning of the war or they would have produced more Type IX's. Just thought of another one.

7. You don't have to worry about what you're going to do after the war.

8. When you sink an enemy warship or infiltrate Scapa Flow you are a hero of the fatherland, known the world over.

Look! I can't count to two. That must discredit my entire post if we follow earlier attempted reasoning. U-Boat guys: it's a GAME. You're supposed to have FUN. Sheesh!

05-09-08, 05:48 AM	#7
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	I'm sure a corresponding list could be made for skippering a u-boat. Let's see: 1. The Kriegmarine, where growing a beard is an art form! Our appearance alone is enough to sink ships. Arrrrrrrrr! American wimps! 2. Togetherness: tightly integrated doesn't even begin to describe 46 men in a little Type VII. 3. Lots of enemy to fight. We don't have to deadhead 3000 miles and then come up empty. 4. Can you say 20 knot acoustic homing torpedo? 5. Ziz-zag and ladder pattern anti-convoy and anti-escort torpedoes. 6. On a U-Boat, we don't waste time estimating AoB by eye. Somebody fill in the blank for the device in the OLC GUI. Hey, I can't do ALL your work for you. Get to work on your own list. A list of fleet boat characteristics doesn't have to be threatening, although if the Germans had a fleet of fleet boats instead of Type VII's they would have been better served. But they could not have known that at the beginning of the war or they would have produced more Type IX's. Just thought of another one. 7. You don't have to worry about what you're going to do after the war. 8. When you sink an enemy warship or infiltrate Scapa Flow you are a hero of the fatherland, known the world over. Look! I can't count to two. That must discredit my entire post if we follow earlier attempted reasoning. U-Boat guys: it's a GAME. You're supposed to have FUN. Sheesh! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS Last edited by Rockin Robbins; 05-09-08 at 05:59 AM.