Depth charts??

[Kielhauler1961]

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

Neat maps, Kielhauler. I am not able to read the soundings on the copy I downloaded. Is it possible to downlaod a higher-res version?

I downloaded the Kiel Bight map (felt homesick...) and achieved a good resolution when I zoomed in. I have a high definition monitor though. Maybe higher res ones are available for purchase? Contact the website and ask.

On another matter, I have noticed that many kameraden here think that putting their boat on the seabed somehow makes it invisible? My reading of WW2 anti-submarine operations has revealed a number of occasions when surface ships attacked non-sub targets and wasted countless wasserbomben on sunken wrecks.

I was reading only the other day about one RN destroyer that spent most of one day pounding the wreck of a U-Boat sunk in that area the year before and then had the cheek to put in a claim for a fresh one. The Admiralty said no.

Imagine that. Even after the swine have sunk you they won't leave you to rust in peace. Being sunk once is unfortunate. Being sunk twice is just bad manners...

If a poor, innocent non-metallic whale or skeletal hulk from WW1 can attract attention then what makes a U-Boat so special? 750 tons of Krupp steel is going look odd against a background of mud and silt.

I think the only seafloor safe enough to avoid detection is the one over 1000m deep, but that brings it's own problems.

KH

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by Kielhauler1961

I downloaded the Kiel Bight map (felt homesick...) and achieved a good resolution when I zoomed in. I have a high definition monitor though.

Oh. snap! 1920 by 1280 not good enough?

But, the map image is only 1200x984.

On another matter, I have noticed that many kameraden here think that putting their boat on the seabed somehow makes it invisible? My reading of WW2 anti-submarine operations has revealed a number of occasions when surface ships attacked non-sub targets and wasted countless wasserbomben on sunken wrecks.

I was reading only the other day about one RN destroyer that spent most of one day pounding the wreck of a U-Boat sunk in that area the year before and then had the cheek to put in a claim for a fresh one. The Admiralty said no.

Imagine that. Even after the swine have sunk you they won't leave you to rust in peace. Being sunk once is unfortunate. Being sunk twice is just bad manners...

If a poor, innocent non-metallic whale or skeletal hulk from WW1 can attract attention then what makes a U-Boat so special? 750 tons of Krupp steel is going look odd against a background of mud and silt.

I think the only seafloor safe enough to avoid detection is the one over 1000m deep, but that brings it's own problems.

KH

Hey, it always seems to work in the movies! (Wish I had a dollar for even post on this forum that cites some movie as a historical reference.)

[maillemaker]

It would have been interesting to see a before/after of that wreck!

Steve

[ValoWay]

Just to be clear (i'm fairly new):
DDs cannot detect the sub when you measure depth even when directly next to you? No matter what modification you run like GWX for example?

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by ValoWay

Just to be clear (i'm fairly new):
DDs cannot detect the sub when you measure depth even when directly next to you? No matter what modification you run like GWX for example?

Correct.

[Karl Heinrich]

OP, watch this space for a project that I'm currently working on. It includes just what you're after. Don't want to reveal too much yet...