Type VII #1 Submarine of top ten!!!!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Capt. D

#5 - USS Nautilus - first US nuke boat

I hope that wording is theirs and not yours. While true, it ignores the fact that Nautilus was the first nuclear-powered submarine anywhere.

It's like saying Chuck Yeager was the first American to break the sound barrier.

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I hope that wording is theirs and not yours. While true, it ignores the fact that Nautilus was the first nuclear-powered submarine anywhere.

It's like saying Chuck Yeager was the first American to break the sound barrier.

I think I just realized that Steve may well be Bill Nichols' alter-ego :rotfl:

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Guys, chill out. For all the downfalls of the history channel, focus on Hitler, etc. etc. - keeping politics and sociology out of it, the Type VII did have a serious historical siginificance and was, on all counts, not a failure by design or tactics - it was a failure because it fought on the wrong side and in a fleet supported by completely inadequate resources for its ambitions. Otherwise the total tonnage claims speak for themselves.

[AJ!]

Originally Posted by Capt. D

Here goes:


#10 - US George Washington Class

#9 - WWI german U - Boat (did not give a "class")

#8 - Typhoon

#7 - Japanese I400 class (That's the one with the plane hanger for 3 planes to bomb the Panama Canal)

#6 - British X - Class (Their WWII "mini" subs)

#5 - USS Nautilus - first US nuke boat

#4 - British WWII T- Class

#3 - US Gato Class

#2 - US Seawolf class

#1 - German Type VII

All were based on Fear Factor, Stealth Factor, Combat Factors amoung others. They mentioned that the Type VII had over 700 built - most ever - that the fear factor was very high as was the combat factor. Wiston Churchill was said to have said he lay awake at night with fear of the German U-Boats and what they could do to Britain. Also mentioned the quick dive capabilites the VII had or apx 20 sec to submerge.

In another thread we gave our pros and cons Gato vs VII. I think both boats were very good in the role they played. To bad they couldn't have a tie for number one. Seems the top ten had a tie once before regarding military equipment.

The producers were a little low on information though. Listed the Gato as having 10 BOW torpedo tubes as armament . They also indicated they had a compliment of 60 men. More like 75 to 80 that I recall.

They needed to call us!!!!

Happy Hunting

yeah but these are the guys who made a top 10 battleships doc and didnt even have yamato on the list!

[Barkhorn1x]

Originally Posted by AJ!

yeah but these are the guys who made a top 10 battleships doc and didnt even have yamato on the list!

A fun link related to this topic:

http://www.combinedfleet.com/baddest.htm