A sanity question

[desertstriker]

i think the worst it has gotten for me so far is actually wanting to find the BPs for a type XID2 or XXI, VIIC at the least and actually finding somebody to build it so i can live in a submarine.
only problem is the darn coast guard might think i am smuggling drugs
but seriously if i had the money i would do it

[sublynx]

Originally Posted by desertstriker

i think the worst it has gotten for me so far is actually wanting to find the BPs for a type XID2 or XXI, VIIC at the least and actually finding somebody to build it so i can live in a submarine.
only problem is the darn coast guard might think i am smuggling drugs
but seriously if i had the money i would do it

A very good idea and I made some initial calculations on the costs. A type VII C cost 4.8 million Reichsmarks to build. That's something like 2 million dollars in 1940. With inflation and stuff it would be like 32 million dollars today.

But... a type VIIC then was hypermodern technology. Nowadays it's scrap metal. And there's the dockyards in China with cheap labour. I think I'm going to see my bank manager today. I'll tell him I'm gonna build a type VIIC with the money he's going to loan me. He'll get the money back after I sail to Somalia, man the U-boat with Somali pirates and start getting some real ransom money extorted out of the tankers and merchants sailing between Asia and Europe

[desertstriker]

Originally Posted by sublynx

A very good idea and I made some initial calculations on the costs. A type VII C cost 4.8 million Reichsmarks to build. That's something like 2 million dollars in 1940. With inflation and stuff it would be like 32 million dollars today.

But... a type VIIC then was hypermodern technology. Nowadays it's scrap metal. And there's the dockyards in China with cheap labour. I think I'm going to see my bank manager today. I'll tell him I'm gonna build a type VIIC with the money he's going to loan me. He'll get the money back after I sail to Somalia, man the U-boat with Somali pirates and start getting some real ransom money extorted out of the tankers and merchants sailing between Asia and Europe

what is a type IXD2 cost and a type XXI cost for that matter

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by sublynx

A very good idea and I made some initial calculations on the costs. A type VII C cost 4.8 million Reichsmarks to build. That's something like 2 million dollars in 1940. With inflation and stuff it would be like 32 million dollars today.

But... a type VIIC then was hypermodern technology. Nowadays it's scrap metal. And there's the dockyards in China with cheap labour. I think I'm going to see my bank manager today. I'll tell him I'm gonna build a type VIIC with the money he's going to loan me. He'll get the money back after I sail to Somalia, man the U-boat with Somali pirates and start getting some real ransom money extorted out of the tankers and merchants sailing between Asia and Europe

Originally Posted by desertstriker

what is a type IXD2 cost and a type XXI cost for that matter

I have wondered this during sleeoless nights because I posess a skill set to build one.

Cheapest is one that looks like a real u boat from out side.
With additional cost it floats and moves.

Expensive toy to cruise around in sunny days. Owner can stand in connig tower wearing kaleuns cap. Bring some beer and friends make watch crew.

50 000 to 100 000 euros. Depending on cost of materials and labor, like in capitalism general.

Interior and diving capability is whole another matter. In Finland it is probaply illegal to build submarine anyways.

Making interior look authentic also cost and lot. Every valve handle, meter, gauge, instrument etc. have to be specifically crafted which is expensive.

I say lottery win or two to rent a drydock and lawers.

[Maceaciadh]

that will be a funny new thing to have for sea parties. hey lets all have a party on my boat

i know what i am getting if i ever become a billionaire, screw the yacht i am getting a XXI lol

i read on some other thread as well they are actually quieter than modern subs because the electrics (not sure about diesels) don't make a lot of noise. would be fun to troll the British fleet, con sonar, sound contact bearing 275, identified as..... a WW2 uboat???

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by Maceaciadh

that will be a funny new thing to have for sea parties. hey lets all have a party on my boat

i know what i am getting if i ever become a billionaire, screw the yacht i am getting a XXI lol

Well it's definetly different

Originally Posted by Maceaciadh

i read on some other thread as well they are actually quieter than modern subs because the electrics (not sure about diesels) don't make a lot of noise. would be fun to troll the British fleet, con sonar, sound contact bearing 275, identified as..... a WW2 uboat???

It's nuclear versus diesel/electric. Nuclear reactor is essentially steam engine so running one always makes extra noise.

[desertstriker]

well if one of us ever gets one of those subs we will need a crew and i have a feeling the subsim community WILL be the prime source of crew

[jreid666]

well if one of us ever gets one of those subs we will need a crew and i have a feeling the subsim community WILL be the prime source of crew

I'm in. Every crew needs a good chef

[TwoGamers]

Just ask the naval museam for their submarine or steal one from a military base.

these questions had plagued me for years .I left SHIII for awhile, but...just when you think your out, it pulls you back in.

[desertstriker]

Originally Posted by bat05

these questions had plagued me for years .I left SHIII for awhile, but...just when you think your out, it pulls you back in.

LOL it happens to the best of us it is one of those few games you could play hundreds of times and still not get old... it pulls you back it is an addiction there are very few games capable of doing this for single player play anymore few games just suck you in like this one does.