OT: The purpose of U-boat aerial rigging?

mookiemookie · 01-10-07, 02:08 PM

Does anyone know what it's purpose was? It's not radio equipment as far as I know...I believe the radio antenna was on the conning tower. What purpose did the rigging serve?

Paging Sailor Steve... :rotfl:

AVGWarhawk · 01-10-07, 02:10 PM

Hold the conning tower steady perhaps? These are darn thick cables and probably provide stablity to the design...similiar to bridges with cable support?

melnibonian · 01-10-07, 03:00 PM

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Hold the conning tower steady perhaps? These are darn thick cables and probably provide stablity to the design...similiar to bridges with cable support?

I think that must be the reason. I am not too sure about it but it makes sence

IceGrog · 01-10-07, 03:03 PM

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Hold the conning tower steady perhaps? These are darn thick cables and probably provide stablity to the design...similiar to bridges with cable support?

I think that must be the reason. I am not too sure about it but it makes sence

Didn’t someone here in the forums show a little animated thing of these being used to load the torpedoes?

AVGWarhawk · 01-10-07, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Hold the conning tower steady perhaps? These are darn thick cables and probably provide stablity to the design...similiar to bridges with cable support?

I think that must be the reason. I am not too sure about it but it makes sence

Didn’t someone here in the forums show a little animated thing of these being used to load the torpedoes?

True Ice, could have been used to load the torpedos that were stored outside.:hmm:

melnibonian · 01-10-07, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Hold the conning tower steady perhaps? These are darn thick cables and probably provide stablity to the design...similiar to bridges with cable support?

I think that must be the reason. I am not too sure about it but it makes sence

Didn’t someone here in the forums show a little animated thing of these being used to load the torpedoes?

True Ice, could have been used to load the torpedos that were stored outside.:hmm:

They could have been used as raillings for the torpedoes but I think they were using man-power to load them into the boat.

Sailor Steve · 01-10-07, 05:00 PM

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Paging Sailor Steve... :rotfl:

Ummmm............................I 'on't know

I would have guessed antennas, but it would have been a guess.

Next time page johnno74. The definition of an expert is 'the guy who knows where to look it up'.

johnno74 · 01-10-07, 05:38 PM

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Next time page johnno74. The definition of an expert is 'the guy who knows where to look it up'.

Cheers. My l33t google-foo skilz are legendary

Since I've started playing SH3 I've developed an insatiable hunger for u-boat info. I often find myself wondering stuff like "what sort of food did they eat on long u-boat missions?"

The more I learn, the more in awe I am of those guys, and what they did.

Cerberus · 01-10-07, 06:04 PM

It would be a good idea for the crew to be cautious around the transmitting aerial.

As the toilet facilities on submarines was pretty primitive, it was common practice for the watch to take a leak over the side when they got the chance.

The command 'cease transmitting' was often given on British subs.
I'm not sure who first found out painful it could be if the aerial was live - but I bet it brought a few tears to his eyes.

SilverGhost · 01-10-07, 06:41 PM

The forward cable was the radio transmission cable. The aft two cables were for receiving. Remember, this was all ultra low freq stuff.

The cables were also used as shown above for utility work and as tie-offs for the crews' harnesses when topside. The cables were marked with a yellow flag with a red lighting bolt when in port to designate the danger of electrical shock from static discharge.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hold the conning tower steady perhaps? These are darn thick cables and probably provide stablity to the design...similiar to bridges with cable support? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Cerberus Mate Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 53 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It would be a good idea for the crew to be cautious around the transmitting aerial. As the toilet facilities on submarines was pretty primitive, it was common practice for the watch to take a leak over the side when they got the chance. The command 'cease transmitting' was often given on British subs. I'm not sure who first found out painful it could be if the aerial was live - but I bet it brought a few tears to his eyes. __________________ Cerberus Never knowingly undersailed.

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SilverGhost Electrician's Mate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 131 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	The forward cable was the radio transmission cable. The aft two cables were for receiving. Remember, this was all ultra low freq stuff. The cables were also used as shown above for utility work and as tie-offs for the crews' harnesses when topside. The cables were marked with a yellow flag with a red lighting bolt when in port to designate the danger of electrical shock from static discharge.