Oxygen in U-boat - U-boat Officer's Reply

Stiebler · 08-19-11, 02:49 AM

@Hitman:

When did Lt Paas serve? Good question.
He was a midshipman aboard U-tanker U 461 in 1942 (one full war patrol to mid-Atlantic), then to officer training school, then appointed to a new VIIC U-boat in 1944. He participated in the usual six-month sea-training with the boat, including the tactical exercises against training convoys (and presumably including schnorchel training - I'm not sure about that), then was removed from the U-boat with serious illness. He was still in hospital at the end of the war, in 1945.
Clearly, Lt Paas would have received much experience with the daily details of running an attack U-boat during his intensive training period on his VIIC.

@U-Falke:
I do not know why the devs chose different recharging times for batteries in their different U-boat simulations. Possibly to make game-play more interesting for the casual player?

@Everyone:
Could we please keep this thread on-topic, for the benefit of any future researcher trying to discover authentic eye-witness information about U-boats? That is why I started this thread. Many thanks.

Stiebler.

08-19-11, 02:49 AM	#9
Stiebler Fuel Supplier Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,237 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 4	@Hitman: When did Lt Paas serve? Good question. He was a midshipman aboard U-tanker U 461 in 1942 (one full war patrol to mid-Atlantic), then to officer training school, then appointed to a new VIIC U-boat in 1944. He participated in the usual six-month sea-training with the boat, including the tactical exercises against training convoys (and presumably including schnorchel training - I'm not sure about that), then was removed from the U-boat with serious illness. He was still in hospital at the end of the war, in 1945. Clearly, Lt Paas would have received much experience with the daily details of running an attack U-boat during his intensive training period on his VIIC. @U-Falke: I do not know why the devs chose different recharging times for batteries in their different U-boat simulations. Possibly to make game-play more interesting for the casual player? @Everyone: Could we please keep this thread on-topic, for the benefit of any future researcher trying to discover authentic eye-witness information about U-boats? That is why I started this thread. Many thanks. Stiebler. __________________ NYGM Tonnage War Mod - More than a mod: it's an experience!