No snorkels?

[Sirkam]

Also, historically no snorkels were available in the Monsum Group (maybe one U-boat).

[kenijaru]

Originally Posted by Sirkam

Also, historically no snorkels were available in the Monsum Group (maybe one U-boat).

i'm reading a book by Herald Busch (a veteran of the ubootwaffe), it tells many stories about uboots and their kaleuns or crews. One of such stories was about a Uboot sent to the indian ocean and the book said that "it, just like many others, had had to sail without the snorkel being installed"

[mcarlsonus]

...and it appears snorkels were the exception rather than the rule for the "Indian Ocean" bunch.


By the way, nice screenshot from, "A Clockwork Orange." Speaking of anarchy...

[Sirkam]

I think that the Uboats that operated in the Indian/Pacific ocean isn't a "first priority" to the HQ, as Adm. Doenitz says ("we have to concentrate the attacks on the British navy, the atlantic war, the tonnage war", or something like that).
The Snorkels were a great strategy gadget, specially at the end of the war. So then, sending snorkels to the japs subs bases is not a good idea to win in Europe.

[mcarlsonus]

...snorkels would've been VERY useful!
(by the way, could one of you talented modders come up with an "aircraft reduction mod?" I find it hard to believe, first, that air traffic was that heavy, and, secondly, I HIGHLY suspect one wouldn't be encountering Buffalos thousands of miles from land without knowledge of a carrier task force within a 200-mile radius!)

[FIREWALL]

Everything mentioned can be modded in.

Originally Posted by mcarlsonus

Judging from the aircraft traffic... ...snorkels would've been VERY useful!

actually they would mean certain death because your shallow and visable to planes so stealth is out the window and if your moving you have a wake trail to be spotted. snorkel is no defense against planes.