From BDU to all IX UBoats - orders to make for N.Korea immediately

[Paul Riley]

Even though this could have never happened during WWII its still interesting to pretend it could have,and implement it in our game

[XTBilly]

The good thing is that there are Chinese and Russian shipping to shoot at, because it would be frustrating trying to torpedo NK PT-missile boats !!

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by XTBilly

because it would be frustrating trying to torpedo NK PT-missile boats !!

Hold that thought for a moment

[Paul Riley]

Further note to IX UBoats

Expect laughable air attacks from Tai-Kwon-Do Suicide Bombers dropping 'Noodle Bombs'

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Even though this could have never happened during WWII its still interesting to pretend it could have,and implement it in our game

Well......

It was in the area now known as North Korea where the Japanese had their nuclear weapon program.

Japan's Secret War: Japan's Race Against Time to Build Its Own Atomic Bomb
by Robert K. Wilcox is a most interesting read. He makes a surprising claim which has been difficult to refute.

If you ever wondered why, when Russia declared war on Japan, the Russians bypassed many military targets and made a bee-line for Hungnam....

[Paul Riley]

Actually...I DID see a documentary a while ago on the Military Channel (part of History Channel on Sky) about a nuclear project going on in Japan.If I remember rightly towards the very end of the war or maybe even after it I cant remember,a German UBoat carrying secret documents,materials and a small number of high ranking Japanese scientists set sail from Germany to Japan.Suffice to say they never made it,and I think the allies captured an amount of Plutonium,and hard water harvested in Norway,and I think there were a number of vials of mercury salvaged too.
The Japanese plan was to send balloons across the Pacific with a rudimentary nuclear payload attached,and...good night N.York and Washington.
Then shortly after the Americans did the reverse and nuked Japan.

Ahh,the controversies of history

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Actually...I DID see a documentary a while ago on the Military Channel (part of History Channel on Sky) about a nuclear project going on in Japan.If I remember rightly towards the very end of the war or maybe even after it I cant remember,a German UBoat carrying secret documents,materials and a small number of high ranking Japanese scientists set sail from Germany to Japan.Suffice to say they never made it,and I think the allies captured an amount of Plutonium,and hard water harvested in Norway,and I think there were a number of vials of mercury salvaged too.
The Japanese plan was to send balloons across the Pacific with a rudimentary nuclear payload attached,and...good night N.York and Washington.
Then shortly after the Americans did the reverse and nuked Japan.

Ahh,the controversies of history

It was the U-234 and was a type XB sub.

It was carrying 2 ME-262 Jet fighters (actually parts)
560 Kg of U3O8 (Uranium Oxide)
Assorted technical documents on advanced torpedoes
and, 12 passengers including the aforementioned two Japanese Officers

The U-234 surrendered to American forces on 14 May 45. The two Japanese Officers committed suicide, the scientist passengers we recruited via Operation Paperclip.

The transportation of U3O8 has caused some debate over the years. At first it was thought to be a delivery to the Japanese Nuclear Program. However U3O8 is also used in the production of synthetic fuels such as Methanol.

560kg of U3O8 is not a lot when it comes to Uranium Enrichment, especially when the Japanese were using a Thermal Diffusion process. However 560 KG of U3O8 is a significant amount as a catalyst in the fuel process.

A most interesting subject.

[XTBilly]

Originally Posted by Platapus

It was the U-234 and was a type XB sub.

It was carrying 2 ME-262 Jet fighters (actually parts)
560 Kg of U3O8 (Uranium Oxide)
Assorted technical documents on advanced torpedoes
and, 12 passengers including the aforementioned two Japanese Officers

The U-234 surrendered to American forces on 14 May 45. The two Japanese Officers committed suicide, the scientist passengers we recruited via Operation Paperclip.

The transportation of U3O8 has caused some debate over the years. At first it was thought to be a delivery to the Japanese Nuclear Program. However U3O8 is also used in the production of synthetic fuels such as Methanol.

560kg of U3O8 is not a lot when it comes to Uranium Enrichment, especially when the Japanese were using a Thermal Diffusion process. However 560 KG of U3O8 is a significant amount as a catalyst in the fuel process.

A most interesting subject.

I agree with you sir. Very interesting subject.
And very good piece of information you gave us here !!

[danurve]

This mission would fail without question.

Come on, IX sonar magnets? All the N.Koreans need is a tug boat and a cheap fish finder.

[Coyote88]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

The Japanese plan was to send balloons across the Pacific with a rudimentary nuclear payload attached,and...good night N.York and Washington.

They did that with some incendiary bombs, but of course it's the world's least accurate delivery method. They'd have been lucky to hit anything as large as Pasco, Washington, if they'd tried that.

[Sgtmonkeynads]

It was just that second. I didn't know what to think, caught off guard.

We have a lot of missle silos around here and I sit between Minot, Glascow, and Greatfalls Air Force Bases.

It was just freaky, when all I heard was missles launched and the T.V. and lights went out.

Plus Lil Kim hates the fact that I have more nukes on or near my property than he does.

[Platapus]

Ahh Nuke-envy

[Paul Riley]

I mean this guy,he is barely 3ft tall,has a head the shape of a water mellon,has troops that march like a bunch of bloody poofs doing ballet,has recently suffered a stroke,and has the audacious nerve to flex his tiny biceps to the world?!

One of our trident subs alone would cause N.Korea to disappear without trace if we so wanted.

You have been warned little hobbit :rotfl:

[Packerton]

In relation to the story posted a bit earlier in the thread about U 234, was there not a U boat that was also carrying something to Japan, that was torpedoed by a British Submarine? one of the only sub to sub torpedo victorys ever recorded? or did I just imagine that.