Unusual IXC/40 hull shape

Morts · 10-19-08, 11:39 AM

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Task Force · 10-19-08, 12:14 PM

I think we might be on to something.

Letum has created a new type of sub. A invisable submarine that radar and sonar can`t ever pick up.

Letum · 10-19-08, 01:02 PM

Fail fixed.

Wolfehunter · 10-19-08, 03:09 PM

Looks good. I prefer that look.. I saw some real pics somewhere with uboat similar to that.

I don't know why they changed the look but I'm not complaining. I wish some modders add that as an option to SH3.

CCIP · 10-19-08, 03:38 PM

Yes, towards the end of the war the boats stopped using external torpedo reserves (it was too dangerous to transfer torpedoes on the surface by that point), and some of the space under deck used for storing the torpedoes was cut away, which in theory meant less air was trapped under the deck and the boat's bow would go under much quicker, letting the sub dive faster.

In practice, as I recall, this actually made little difference, though for a boat its size the IXC was always a pretty quick diver. This, by the way, was done to many Type IX boats, except for the IXDs which continued to carry torpedoes externally.

The VIIC/41, by the way, is also often seen with little canisters on the front, which replaced the extra torpedo storage with inflatable lifeboat storage. A sign of the times after 1943!

Letum · 10-19-08, 03:49 PM

Can anyone give me a rough estimate of how many boats where built this way?

Over 50% of the IXC/40?

CCIP · 10-19-08, 04:04 PM

Oh, interesting! This I didn't realize.

As far as I know, though, all Atlantic boats pretty much stopped using the torpedo canisters at a certain point.

And I think this wasn't just boats that were built this way - I was under the impression that a number of them were modified like that. But I really have no idea about the numbers.

10-19-08, 12:14 PM	#2
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I think we might be on to something. Letum has created a new type of sub. A invisable submarine that radar and sonar can`t ever pick up. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-19-08, 01:02 PM	#3
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Fail fixed. __________________

10-19-08, 03:09 PM	#4
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Looks good. I prefer that look.. I saw some real pics somewhere with uboat similar to that. I don't know why they changed the look but I'm not complaining. I wish some modders add that as an option to SH3. __________________

10-19-08, 03:38 PM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yes, towards the end of the war the boats stopped using external torpedo reserves (it was too dangerous to transfer torpedoes on the surface by that point), and some of the space under deck used for storing the torpedoes was cut away, which in theory meant less air was trapped under the deck and the boat's bow would go under much quicker, letting the sub dive faster. In practice, as I recall, this actually made little difference, though for a boat its size the IXC was always a pretty quick diver. This, by the way, was done to many Type IX boats, except for the IXDs which continued to carry torpedoes externally. The VIIC/41, by the way, is also often seen with little canisters on the front, which replaced the extra torpedo storage with inflatable lifeboat storage. A sign of the times after 1943! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-19-08, 03:49 PM	#6
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Can anyone give me a rough estimate of how many boats where built this way? Over 50% of the IXC/40? __________________

10-19-08, 11:39 AM	#1
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	its getting ready to take a shot at your sig Raptor, Hide :rotfl: !

10-19-08, 04:04 PM	#7
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Oh, interesting! This I didn't realize. As far as I know, though, all Atlantic boats pretty much stopped using the torpedo canisters at a certain point. And I think this wasn't just boats that were built this way - I was under the impression that a number of them were modified like that. But I really have no idea about the numbers. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)