U-515

Puster Bill · 02-22-07, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapt. Crunch

took a field trip today to the field museum in Chicago, very interesting. Tight quarters on the sub, i don't think I would have lasted very long on one of those subs. Imagine the smell!!! Anyway for those of you who play this game as much as I do I highly recommend going there and seeing the exhibit.

Just think - U-505 is a Type IX sub, roomy compared to a Type VII, and palatial compared to a Type II.

CCIP · 02-22-07, 07:50 PM

Actually the Type IX is no roomier inside than a Type VII - its size doesn't really mean it's any 'roomier'; that extra space is not 'comfort zones' but larger engines, batteries, torpedo tubes and other combat-related stuff - and fuel tanks of course. There's barely a few more bunks on it for the slightly-larger crew, even.

The IX might seem like a cow, but for a sub its size there's been no concessions to performance designed into it compared to the VII. Though it did ultimately have a different role, it was still built around the same aggressive U-boat design philosophy - performance over everything else.

02-22-07, 08:12 PM

I would love to see the 505 in person. There is a virtual tour of the 505 that was posted not too long ago. Also many good books about the 505.

It's one of only two u-boats left to see. The other is a type VII on dispaly somewhere in Germany (IIRC).

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-22-07, 08:21 PM

U-995, type VIIC/41 at Laboe

_Seth_ · 02-22-07, 09:07 PM

Welcome to Subsim, matey!!!

Mooncatt · 02-23-07, 03:22 AM

id love to see inside a u-boat.
welcome to forums too

Kapt. Crunch · 02-23-07, 05:27 AM

Thanks for the welcome, today I was supposed to learn about making dentures but U505 was were me and buddy ended up. Its funny cause just a few months back I picked up this game. Now I'm hooked.

02-22-07, 07:50 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Actually the Type IX is no roomier inside than a Type VII - its size doesn't really mean it's any 'roomier'; that extra space is not 'comfort zones' but larger engines, batteries, torpedo tubes and other combat-related stuff - and fuel tanks of course. There's barely a few more bunks on it for the slightly-larger crew, even. The IX might seem like a cow, but for a sub its size there's been no concessions to performance designed into it compared to the VII. Though it did ultimately have a different role, it was still built around the same aggressive U-boat design philosophy - performance over everything else. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-22-07, 08:21 PM	#4
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	U-995, type VIIC/41 at Laboe __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

02-22-07, 09:07 PM	#5
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Welcome to Subsim, matey!!! __________________

02-23-07, 03:22 AM	#6
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	id love to see inside a u-boat. welcome to forums too __________________

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02-22-07, 08:12 PM	#3
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I would love to see the 505 in person. There is a virtual tour of the 505 that was posted not too long ago. Also many good books about the 505. It's one of only two u-boats left to see. The other is a type VII on dispaly somewhere in Germany (IIRC).

02-23-07, 05:27 AM	#7
Kapt. Crunch Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the welcome, today I was supposed to learn about making dentures but U505 was were me and buddy ended up. Its funny cause just a few months back I picked up this game. Now I'm hooked.