How did you get into U-boats (everyone please post) - Page 8

WilhelmSchulz. · 09-21-06, 02:34 PM

I bought the Game and I was hooked.

Mauser KAR98K · 09-21-06, 03:47 PM

Hunt For the Red October did it for me. Then came the forth grade. I bought a small submarine book and loved the look of the German U-Boat. I also grabbed what the school library had for sub books, but mostly modern ones. Checked out "Run Silent, Run Deep" and was hooked! Then my dad brought home Red Storm Rising for computer. I sat in class memorizing the different Russian Sub Classes. I loved the Seawolf. Sometime later he brought home Silent Service II. That got fun using "straight shot" Torpedoes. I was used to working with homing torpedoes with safety systems from RSR. Then Later Das Boot, and U-571. Pirated off SHII from Mourphous and haven't looked back since. I was floored when I saw SHIII and made a note to grab it. Now I want to find novels and probably get into R/C boats now. Amazing what a game will do to you.

Crawlerz · 09-21-06, 04:26 PM

my first experience w/sub games was when i saw AOTD in BJ's about 11 years ago. at that time i had $40 in my pocket and couldn't part with the necessary 20. but got it later (and now there is an ancient computer my brother plays it on) obviously i play SH3 on my brand-spankin'-new DELL. not really it's 2 yy old. but 3.0GHz fast. (my only bottleneck is the video card - 128mb only

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THE_MASK · 09-21-06, 04:41 PM

Through the hatch usually:rotfl:

IronOutlaw · 09-22-06, 04:20 AM

I met the II WO from U-1105, Heinz Sonnenrein, about 10 years ago after a friend of a friend knew I was interested in German Naval history.

Heinz, and his wonderful wife Ursula, and I became good friends, and with a friend I have in the modern German Navy, I was able to help heal a few old wounds. I did begin to understand the dreadful stress that all WW II German veterans had to endure, being a Vietnam vet helped.

As I grew to know Heinz, my passion for battleships gradually slipped into second place behind U-boats. Now it has become an obsession about all submarines as I had the good fortune to take some Navy cadets on a sea ride aboard HMAS Sheean in February 3 years ago.

I have visited U-505, U-995, U-2540, and worked as a volunteer guide on board HMAS Onslow, as well as getting quite close to U-1 at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. I have spent far too much money on photocopies of U-boat KTB's whilst visiting Germany.

Back in 2003 I attended a U-boat Veteran's Association meeting in Munich and met one of the crew from U577, and the guy who wrote the book on U-boat emblems.

Like I said, it's an obession!!!

Recently I discovered a veteran from U-409 who lives near me. He was a torpedo mechanic.

09-21-06, 02:34 PM	#106
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I bought the Game and I was hooked. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

09-21-06, 03:47 PM	#107
Mauser KAR98K Bosun Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 68 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Hunt For the Red October did it for me. Then came the forth grade. I bought a small submarine book and loved the look of the German U-Boat. I also grabbed what the school library had for sub books, but mostly modern ones. Checked out "Run Silent, Run Deep" and was hooked! Then my dad brought home Red Storm Rising for computer. I sat in class memorizing the different Russian Sub Classes. I loved the Seawolf. Sometime later he brought home Silent Service II. That got fun using "straight shot" Torpedoes. I was used to working with homing torpedoes with safety systems from RSR. Then Later Das Boot, and U-571. Pirated off SHII from Mourphous and haven't looked back since. I was floored when I saw SHIII and made a note to grab it. Now I want to find novels and probably get into R/C boats now. Amazing what a game will do to you. __________________ Mauser mit Dem Mauser. U-51: Terrorizing the North Sea until France is concured! "The Keel Splitter!"

09-21-06, 04:26 PM	#108
Crawlerz Bosun Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 63 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	my first experience w/sub games was when i saw AOTD in BJ's about 11 years ago. at that time i had $40 in my pocket and couldn't part with the necessary 20. but got it later (and now there is an ancient computer my brother plays it on) obviously i play SH3 on my brand-spankin'-new DELL. not really it's 2 yy old. but 3.0GHz fast. (my only bottleneck is the video card - 128mb only ) __________________ Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

09-22-06, 04:20 AM	#110
IronOutlaw Loader Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Stewarts River, NSW, Australia Posts: 82 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Chance Meeting I met the II WO from U-1105, Heinz Sonnenrein, about 10 years ago after a friend of a friend knew I was interested in German Naval history. Heinz, and his wonderful wife Ursula, and I became good friends, and with a friend I have in the modern German Navy, I was able to help heal a few old wounds. I did begin to understand the dreadful stress that all WW II German veterans had to endure, being a Vietnam vet helped. As I grew to know Heinz, my passion for battleships gradually slipped into second place behind U-boats. Now it has become an obsession about all submarines as I had the good fortune to take some Navy cadets on a sea ride aboard HMAS Sheean in February 3 years ago. I have visited U-505, U-995, U-2540, and worked as a volunteer guide on board HMAS Onslow, as well as getting quite close to U-1 at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. I have spent far too much money on photocopies of U-boat KTB's whilst visiting Germany. Back in 2003 I attended a U-boat Veteran's Association meeting in Munich and met one of the crew from U577, and the guy who wrote the book on U-boat emblems. Like I said, it's an obession!!! Recently I discovered a veteran from U-409 who lives near me. He was a torpedo mechanic. __________________ Mit Kameradschaftlichen Grüßen Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Weiß Unterbefehlshaber der 33te U-boot. Flot.

09-21-06, 04:41 PM	#109
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Through the hatch usually:rotfl: