germans used helicopters

[Nemo66]

Originally Posted by Melonfish

Came accross the Achgelis the other day, started my patrol out of Lorient and thought, "WTH is that noise?" i thought my graphics or sound had corrupted, so i went to the bridge and it was louder?
imagine my shock when i saw it wheeling overhead!
excellent bit of modeling in GWX! totally love that craft

Are you saying Achgelis 330 IS ALREADY INCLUDED in GWX 3.0 ???
A lifetime dream would come true.....!

[STEED]

[Paul Riley]

Are these helicopters destined to appear in all our games at some point,or are they random events meaning you may not encounter them at all?

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Are these helicopters destined to appear in all our games at some point,or are they random events meaning you may not encounter them at all?

Most likely no, just like this...

EXPERIMENTAL WEAPONS
The first attempts at using rockets as weapons from a U-Boat came about by pure coincidence. The commanding officer of U551, KK Fritz Steinhoff, just happened to be the brother of Dr Ernst Steinhoff a researcher working on the problems of small rocket guidance at the Heeresversuch-sanstalt (Army Experimental Establishment) at Peenemunde. As a result of the conversation between the brothers, the idea arose of trying out an installation of artillery rockets in U551.

During its working-up period, U551 was detached briefly to Peenemunde where from 31 May to 5 June 1942, she went through a series of experimental launches of 30cm Wurfkorper Sprengraketen from a rack for six rockets installed on the after deck-casing. The last of the experimental launches took place while the U-Boat was submerged at periscope depth. The experiments proved that rockets could be launched from U-Boats, even when submerged, but showed little promise of producing a useful weapon. No further similar experimentation followed these initial trials.

Before the first of the Flak U-Boats Bdu turned to using this fledgling rocket technology. U441 deployed to the front, it was equipped with a battery of 8.6cm rockets would be fired in the path of an attacking aircraft, each rocket trailing a lenghtof wire intended to ensnare the aircraft. In practice the timing required to fire the rockets so they would destroy the attacking aircraft was almost impossible to achieve.

The idea of using 8.6cm high-explosive rockets was also tried out. Another approach was tried in U986 and one other boat. These boats were fitted with a barrage of 30 rocket-launchers erected completely around the tower. The idea of using rockets was never tested in combat conditions and no further testing went ahead the idea was dropped.

[pickinthebanjo]

first one, I heard first. It sounded like a giant lawnmower

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by pickinthebanjo

first one, I heard first. It sounded like a giant lawnmower

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Nemo66

Are you saying Achgelis 330 IS ALREADY INCLUDED in GWX 3.0 ???
A lifetime dream would come true.....!

I'm afraid it is not included.

Don't forget the Kolibri.
The Kolibri was operational on warships with suitable platforms, escorting convoys in the Baltic, Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, and was thus effectively the first military helicopter in the world.



Modeled for SH3:

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by privateer

Don't forget the Kolibri.
The Kolibri was operational on warships with suitable platforms, escorting convoys in the Baltic, Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, and was thus effectively the first military helicopter in the world.



Modeled for SH3:

Them bloody Germans were clever buggers thats for sure,they had some amazing concepts and ideas for the time period!
America I present you with NASA,courtesy of your friendly neighbourhood GERMANS!