[WIP] Mikhayl's Playable S-Boot Update

[Letum]

It is looking most impressive.
I am looking forward to this more than any other mod atm.

[A6Intruder]

Wow I am impressed. Looks great. Looking forward to release.
Best regards


BTW Will there be Exhaust smoke for S-Boots? Something you can find in LSH3 Vers.4 (AI-Boats)

[linerkiller]

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.....BLABH! blubh! my jaw is fallen on the ground...damm where is it...damm!

This is simply AMAZING!!!!!!

[linerkiller]

The only small advice I could give is about the speed of the various models: According to the informations found on Dallies-Labourdette s-boot bible and at German-navy.de, the various top speeds should be as follows:
S-7: 36.5-37 kts
S-14: 39.8 kts (for the mercedes-engined boats,the first four man-engined ones were slightly slower)
S-26:same as s-14
S-38: 41-41.5kts ( a lot of boats recorded top speeds of 42 knots pushing engines beyond their factory limitations )
S-38b: 39.5-40kts. The heavy armored cupola takes a toll of 2 knots.
S-100 ok as it is (42kts)
S-700: 44kts ( Assuming that we have 3 out of the six 3000hp engines ever produced during wartime )

However, you are our sole and magnificent leader...Only you knows what is better for us.
Speak and we will built an Ark...with Mercedes engines!:rotfl:

Have a nice Week end Mike!

[Cheapskate]

@ Mikhayl

Stunning work Great to have you back again!

@A6Intruder

You wouldn't have seen any exhaust smoke from the later model S-Boote - the engine exhaust ducts were below the water line.

There is a close up photo of these in Squadron Signal Warships No 18 : Schnellboot in Action (page 36).

Did you mean smoke-screen generation?

[Letum]

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

You wouldn't have seen any exhaust smoke from the later model S-Boote - the engine exhaust ducts were below the water line.

That must have killed a few horses.

[Cheapskate]

Originally Posted by Letum

That must have killed a few horses.

Horses ? Sea Horses maybe

If you mean HP per se - Don't think it was much of a problem. Looks like these ducts were angled rearward and protected against water ingress/pressure by streamlined semi-circular housings. Besides, with total HPs ( for the main production classes ) ranging from approx 6000/9000hp - none of them were exactly short of grunt!

Originally Posted by A6Intruder

No i don`t speak about "smokewalls" I am speaking about exhaustsmoke like the U-Boats have since Racerboy.
Maybe a feature for the earlyones.
Best regards

The earlier models ( probably S7/S14? ) certainly did emit some exhaust smoke. Particularly the M.A.N engined variants which produced thick black smoke trails. These engines were extremely unsatisfactory and Daimler-Benz became the sole S-Boot engine supplier. One of the many advantages of the DB motors was that they produced virtually invisible exhaust gases.

BTW: Thanks for mentioning LSH4. Had a look at the manual (including the screenshot of the smoke screen laying DD) and really liked what I saw. Have now downloaded.

[linerkiller]

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

Hey LK, thanks man
I used another source http://schnellboot.org/de/kriegsmarine/index.html but I made mistakes anyway, now it looks like that (tested with perfect weather 0 wind):

S7: 36knots - 37 with MB501 upgrade (MB511 is only for late war boats with the armored bridge)

S14: same speed, I leave it that way because the MAN engine boats did about 35/36. In game the model is identical to the S7 but with 2 extra torpedoes so the same speed sounds about ok.

S26: 39.5 knots - 40 with MB501 upgrade

S38: 41.5 knots, it has the MB501 from the get go and no upgrade available

S38b: 39.5 knots, 41 with the late war MB511 engines (available Nov 1944)

S100: 42 knots, 43 with MB511

S700: 43 knots, 44 knots with MB511

Hopefully the last problems with some boats are sorted out, I just sent the files to Marko, we'll see.

A few more info:

-there's indeed no exhaust smoke as they were underwater though I'm not sure if it's true for the S7/S14 class boats.

-the smoke screen is back but it's only eye candy, no effect on AI

-emblems are back too, finally. 1 big on the stern and 1 medium on each side of the boat, + 1 small on two panels for the boats with the armored bridge (same emblem for both panels but not mirrored so you can used letters). I haven't created any though so you'll have to make your own from the template. Oh and the side emblems won't work so well with the tiger stripe texture of the S38 since it has an embedded emblem. Still looking for someone talented to do some nice camo patterns for these boats

-new 20mm guns created by Testpilot: http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/...2/m/5311060627

Now sound just perfect...How about remodelling the 3.7 single shot flak as a Bofors 40mm? A lot of S-38 boats mounted it...but I don't know if player-operated guns could be remodeled so radically

[A6Intruder]

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

@ Mikhayl


@A6Intruder

You wouldn't have seen any exhaust smoke from the later model S-Boote - the engine exhaust ducts were below the water line.

There is a close up photo of these in Squadron Signal Warships No 18 : Schnellboot in Action (page 36).

Did you mean smoke-screen generation?

No i don`t speak about "smokewalls" I am speaking about exhaustsmoke like the U-Boats have since Racerboy.
Maybe a feature for the earlyones.
Best regards