Unusual IXC/40 hull shape

Letum · 10-19-08, 09:54 AM

Can anyone explain this?
How typical is it?

*edit*
Sorry for the fail.
Link below

http://www.motionmodels.com/ships/sub/u896.html

Digital_Trucker · 10-19-08, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

Is there a pic we're supposed to see ?

I see a picture, don't you

Just messing with you

Linton · 10-19-08, 11:21 AM

It must be a stealth boat!

Raptor1 · 10-19-08, 11:31 AM

It's submerged!

Morts · 10-19-08, 11:39 AM

its getting ready to take a shot at your sig Raptor, Hide :rotfl:

!

Task Force · 10-19-08, 12:14 PM

I think we might be on to something.

Letum has created a new type of sub. A invisable submarine that radar and sonar can`t ever pick up.

Letum · 10-19-08, 01:02 PM

Fail fixed.

Wolfehunter · 10-19-08, 03:09 PM

Looks good. I prefer that look.. I saw some real pics somewhere with uboat similar to that.

I don't know why they changed the look but I'm not complaining. I wish some modders add that as an option to SH3.

CCIP · 10-19-08, 03:38 PM

Yes, towards the end of the war the boats stopped using external torpedo reserves (it was too dangerous to transfer torpedoes on the surface by that point), and some of the space under deck used for storing the torpedoes was cut away, which in theory meant less air was trapped under the deck and the boat's bow would go under much quicker, letting the sub dive faster.

In practice, as I recall, this actually made little difference, though for a boat its size the IXC was always a pretty quick diver. This, by the way, was done to many Type IX boats, except for the IXDs which continued to carry torpedoes externally.

The VIIC/41, by the way, is also often seen with little canisters on the front, which replaced the extra torpedo storage with inflatable lifeboat storage. A sign of the times after 1943!

Letum · 10-19-08, 03:49 PM

Can anyone give me a rough estimate of how many boats where built this way?

Over 50% of the IXC/40?

CCIP · 10-19-08, 04:04 PM

Oh, interesting! This I didn't realize.

As far as I know, though, all Atlantic boats pretty much stopped using the torpedo canisters at a certain point.

And I think this wasn't just boats that were built this way - I was under the impression that a number of them were modified like that. But I really have no idea about the numbers.

CCIP · 10-19-08, 04:26 PM

Ah yes, that's the U-190, surrendered to Canada and later sunk off Halifax. There's been talk of raising her every once in a while since she's reportedly in good condition, but I doubt that will ever happen...

Since U-190 was launched/commissioned in 1942, I doubt she was originally built this way. More likely that this was a later modification.

Letum · 10-20-08, 01:16 PM

Thanks for the help.

FIREWALL · 10-20-08, 01:59 PM

Check out this link:http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/Nov...90_and_rcn.htm

Letum · 11-05-08, 01:43 PM

Thanks.
I'm on type IIs now.
Does anyone have a photo of a type IID with the conning tower shown here?

Good pics of type II decks would also be handy.

10-19-08, 09:54 AM	#1
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Unusual IXC/40 hull shape Can anyone explain this? How typical is it? edit Sorry for the fail. Link below http://www.motionmodels.com/ships/sub/u896.html __________________ Last edited by Letum; 10-19-08 at 01:02 PM.

10-19-08, 11:21 AM	#3
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It must be a stealth boat! __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

10-19-08, 11:31 AM	#4
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	It's submerged! __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

10-19-08, 12:14 PM	#6
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I think we might be on to something. Letum has created a new type of sub. A invisable submarine that radar and sonar can`t ever pick up. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-19-08, 01:02 PM	#7
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Fail fixed. __________________

10-19-08, 11:39 AM	#5
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	its getting ready to take a shot at your sig Raptor, Hide :rotfl: !

10-19-08, 03:09 PM	#8
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Looks good. I prefer that look.. I saw some real pics somewhere with uboat similar to that. I don't know why they changed the look but I'm not complaining. I wish some modders add that as an option to SH3. __________________

10-19-08, 03:38 PM	#9
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yes, towards the end of the war the boats stopped using external torpedo reserves (it was too dangerous to transfer torpedoes on the surface by that point), and some of the space under deck used for storing the torpedoes was cut away, which in theory meant less air was trapped under the deck and the boat's bow would go under much quicker, letting the sub dive faster. In practice, as I recall, this actually made little difference, though for a boat its size the IXC was always a pretty quick diver. This, by the way, was done to many Type IX boats, except for the IXDs which continued to carry torpedoes externally. The VIIC/41, by the way, is also often seen with little canisters on the front, which replaced the extra torpedo storage with inflatable lifeboat storage. A sign of the times after 1943! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-19-08, 03:49 PM	#10
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Can anyone give me a rough estimate of how many boats where built this way? Over 50% of the IXC/40? __________________

10-19-08, 04:04 PM	#11
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Oh, interesting! This I didn't realize. As far as I know, though, all Atlantic boats pretty much stopped using the torpedo canisters at a certain point. And I think this wasn't just boats that were built this way - I was under the impression that a number of them were modified like that. But I really have no idea about the numbers. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-19-08, 04:26 PM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Ah yes, that's the U-190, surrendered to Canada and later sunk off Halifax. There's been talk of raising her every once in a while since she's reportedly in good condition, but I doubt that will ever happen... Since U-190 was launched/commissioned in 1942, I doubt she was originally built this way. More likely that this was a later modification. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-20-08, 01:16 PM	#13
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the help. __________________

10-20-08, 01:59 PM	#14
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Check out this link:http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/Nov...90_and_rcn.htm __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

11-05-08, 01:43 PM	#15
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Thanks. I'm on type IIs now. Does anyone have a photo of a type IID with the conning tower shown here? Good pics of type II decks would also be handy. __________________

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