External Reserves

TarJak · 06-14-07, 02:26 AM

Where was the crane rigged? That shot looks like it was taken dockside.:hmm: other wise the photographer was standing in a liferaft or on another boat.

siber · 06-14-07, 04:15 AM

Perhaps a milchcow was tied up alongside? The torpedo would be a resupply and the photographer could be on the supply boat?

GoldenRivet · 06-14-07, 04:33 AM

or his camera was on a boom? any number of possibilities... but SH3 simulates this event quite poorly.

i agree... i think there should be men on deck loading the actual torpedo... it shouldnt be just some magical event.

ReM · 06-14-07, 04:43 AM

I also think the pic was taken dockside.....I posted it only to show what the open hatch looks like.

There is a nice description about reloading external reserves from another U-Boat...they floated the eels from one sub to another by putting 10 or 11 life vests around them....the recipient put its decks awash in order let the torps float gently above it.....when in the right place the boat surfaces and another eel can be hoisted onboard!

They repeated this procedure a couple of times....when they wanted to transfer the last torpedo, they found that the life vests had deflated.....the torp was too heavy and sunk to the bottom...

Nicely described with lots of pictures in : U boat war patrol...the hidden photographic diary of U-564

TarJak · 06-14-07, 06:34 AM

Cool story. I wasn't critisising the photo, just commenting it didn't appear to be a shot of an external load whilst at sea. I would assume any photo's that exist of that event would be from the bridge or the casing forward of the hatch to keep the photographer out of the way.

Jimbuna · 06-14-07, 07:57 AM

Welcome aboard Kaleun Craze487

There are some photos here

http://www.uboataces.com/weapon-torpedo.shtml

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://uboat.net/men/crew/images/torpedo_4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://uboat.net/men/crew/torpedo.htm&h=305&w=450&sz=20&hl=en&start=7&um=1&t bnid=DZyr-25vwnoJcM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3DU-boat%2Btorpedo%2Bloading%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26h l%3Den%26sa%3DN

Craze487 · 06-14-07, 08:55 PM

That worked guys, Thanks alot

06-14-07, 04:15 AM	#2
siber Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Salford, Manchester, UK Posts: 182 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Perhaps a milchcow was tied up alongside? The torpedo would be a resupply and the photographer could be on the supply boat? __________________ Using GWX 3.0 at 100% realism, OLC's 'Ubermod' & Torpdamagefinal

06-14-07, 04:33 AM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	or his camera was on a boom? any number of possibilities... but SH3 simulates this event quite poorly. i agree... i think there should be men on deck loading the actual torpedo... it shouldnt be just some magical event. __________________

06-14-07, 04:43 AM	#4
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I also think the pic was taken dockside.....I posted it only to show what the open hatch looks like. There is a nice description about reloading external reserves from another U-Boat...they floated the eels from one sub to another by putting 10 or 11 life vests around them....the recipient put its decks awash in order let the torps float gently above it.....when in the right place the boat surfaces and another eel can be hoisted onboard! They repeated this procedure a couple of times....when they wanted to transfer the last torpedo, they found that the life vests had deflated.....the torp was too heavy and sunk to the bottom... Nicely described with lots of pictures in : U boat war patrol...the hidden photographic diary of U-564 __________________ Daddy cool

06-14-07, 07:57 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome aboard Kaleun Craze487 There are some photos here http://www.uboataces.com/weapon-torpedo.shtml http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://uboat.net/men/crew/images/torpedo_4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://uboat.net/men/crew/torpedo.htm&h=305&w=450&sz=20&hl=en&start=7&um=1&t bnid=DZyr-25vwnoJcM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3DU-boat%2Btorpedo%2Bloading%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26h l%3Den%26sa%3DN __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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06-14-07, 02:26 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Where was the crane rigged? That shot looks like it was taken dockside.:hmm: other wise the photographer was standing in a liferaft or on another boat.

06-14-07, 06:34 AM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Cool story. I wasn't critisising the photo, just commenting it didn't appear to be a shot of an external load whilst at sea. I would assume any photo's that exist of that event would be from the bridge or the casing forward of the hatch to keep the photographer out of the way.

06-14-07, 08:55 PM	#7
Craze487 Nub Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That worked guys, Thanks alot