CCOM 12.0

[Fifi]

Type VIIB is no more green
Now same grey as others wolves!



This will be a separated little mod to be activated in Commander Jsgme...because of Commander skins!

[Fifi]

Just discovered this IXC model, available 1943/12/01...was hidden in Ccom12 Commander!





One more model i have to enhance

Could someone explain me why they made this strange hull shape for IXC?

[ivanov.ruslan]

Probably due to an increase in fuel at the expense of tonnage
But this is just a guess

[ivanov.ruslan]

Actually not, it is done in order to improve the speed of diving

But the effectiveness of this is called into question afterwards

[Fifi]

Oh really?
Interesting Ivanov...will try to search more infos about this strange IXC hull shape

[Niume]

From U-boat.net forums.

The "Schnelltauchback" modification was applied to some U-Boats in the later years of the war, when the Allies dominated the air. The reloads from external containers to the boat's internal stowage was rather difficult because of presence of the enemy airplanes.
Moreover, the external, upper deck torpedo containers were withdrawn from use because of frequent damages from depth charges. And finally, increasingly used G7e type torpedoes cannot be stored in upper deck due to impossibility of maintenance.
The number of internally carried torpedoes were not increased due to lack of room.
The modification reduced the dive-time because the narrowed shape of the upper deck facilitated the escape of air, which was traped under the casing. This - in turn - shortened the dive-time by about 10-15 sec.



Are the diving times reduced when you use this modification in the game?

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by Niume

From U-boat.net forums.

The "Schnelltauchback" modification was applied to some U-Boats in the later years of the war, when the Allies dominated the air. The reloads from external containers to the boat's internal stowage was rather difficult because of presence of the enemy airplanes.
Moreover, the external, upper deck torpedo containers were withdrawn from use because of frequent damages from depth charges. And finally, increasingly used G7e type torpedoes cannot be stored in upper deck due to impossibility of maintenance.
The number of internally carried torpedoes were not increased due to lack of room.
The modification reduced the dive-time because the narrowed shape of the upper deck facilitated the escape of air, which was traped under the casing. This - in turn - shortened the dive-time by about 10-15 sec.



Are the diving times reduced when you use this modification in the game?

Thank you my friend!
Excellent find. That explain a lot to me.

Yes, Rowi modeled the reduced time in Ccom12, as there is a .Sim file together with this hull
Rowi was meticulous fantastic modder!

[Soni2]

Originally Posted by Fifi

Could someone explain me why they made this strange hull shape for IXC?

As quoted, the "Schnelltauchback" (Fast Dive Bow) was designed, to speed up the diving process. One of only four surviving Typ IX/C Boats (U 516) where refitted with this modification in the end of 1944 and approximately half of the surviving Typ IX/C40 Boats (19 in total) where refitted from March 1944 onwoards (with a maximum of 16 active "Schnelltauchback" Boats in March 1945 out of 35 active front boats). It also seems, that some new Typ IX/D2 Boats where already commissioned with the "Schnelltauchback" (as stated for U 875).



If I remember correctly, the effect on the diving process was less effective than hoped, but it seemed to improve depth control.

[dex]

any help about trough ship view on <,> button

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by dex

any help about trough ship view on <,> button

Mods?

[dex]

Originally Posted by Fifi

Mods?

Mod is Ccom,very good but only that little thing
on external view everything is ok but when I want to see enemy ship or my sub with < or > simple camera cuts trough the ship

[Fifi]

Check the Data/Cfg/ Command file for the key to toggle ships.
Don’t have this problem.