not a mod but an interesting point

02-06-06, 02:27 PM

For a good part of her epic voyage, Kapitan Langsdorff of KMS Graf Spee disguised his ship with a false turret built onto the front of the bridge, and a removable false funnel (or maybe that was one of the commerce raiders). Many ships used disguises to look like what they weren't.

I think the mast idea is a good one; they either decided it wasn't worth the effort, as most U-boat commanders would probably get quite close before firing, or possibly they just never thought of it. That happens sometimes.

02-06-06, 02:27 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	For a good part of her epic voyage, Kapitan Langsdorff of KMS Graf Spee disguised his ship with a false turret built onto the front of the bridge, and a removable false funnel (or maybe that was one of the commerce raiders). Many ships used disguises to look like what they weren't. I think the mast idea is a good one; they either decided it wasn't worth the effort, as most U-boat commanders would probably get quite close before firing, or possibly they just never thought of it. That happens sometimes.