Just finished watching Das Boot! - Page 2

namika · 08-02-07, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You know there's an even longer version? The Original, Uncut Version; 4 hours 53 minutes. Much better.

Aye I know, but I couldn't get it, no way to buy it in Hungary as far as I know. So it looks like someday I'll order it from abroad.

It's an epic film, too bad the family fell asleep while watching the second dvd with me. *sigh*

HMCS · 08-02-07, 04:24 AM

Did anyone else here see the SCTV spoof "Das Boobs"; Das Boot with the two busty women, running around and giggling?

mstgnymike · 08-02-07, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HMCS

Did anyone else here see the SCTV spoof "Das Boobs"; Das Boot with the two busty women, running around and giggling?

Now I KNOW that couldnt have a bad ending.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Steel_Tomb · 08-02-07, 01:30 PM

I thought that a majority of the crew were new, as they weren't from the "old gang" and reletively inexperianced. Its only the officers that were vets afaik, and johann.

Lol I like the bit when Johann comes on the bridge "fresh air is good for you johann"...he just shakes his head and goes back to his diesels. Btw O/T but why does he listen to it, is he just obsessed with diesel engines or is there a reason for it?

namika · 08-02-07, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

I thought that a majority of the crew were new, as they weren't from the "old gang" and reletively inexperianced. Its only the officers that were vets afaik, and johann.

Lol I like the bit when Johann comes on the bridge "fresh air is good for you johann"...he just shakes his head and goes back to his diesels. Btw O/T but why does he listen to it, is he just obsessed with diesel engines or is there a reason for it?

Aye the crew is said to be new, the Captains said he feels old when being together with so many youngsters.

Maybe Johann can hear if there's any malfunction with the engines, for ex. if they don't turn as many in a minute as they should or do they move swiftly enough. That's my guess, though I'm not a professional.

Kaleun Hals · 08-02-07, 04:02 PM

By "listening" to the diesels (actually more like feeling the vibrations through your ear...try it!) an experienced mechanic, like our friend Johann, would be able to pick up on impending faults like worn bearings, crankshaft problems etc. :hmm:

Or maybe he just gets a kick out of it...

Jimbuna · 08-03-07, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaleun Hals

By "listening" to the diesels (actually more like feeling the vibrations through your ear...try it!) an experienced mechanic, like our friend Johann, would be able to pick up on impending faults like worn bearings, crankshaft problems etc. :hmm:

Or maybe he just gets a kick out of it...

Your first paragraph was spot on

IrischKapitan · 08-03-07, 03:03 PM

I have it on my Creative Zen 30gb.

Portable Das Boot.......

I love the bit where U-96 is skimming the waves chasing a convoy, very, very cool

I've never being able to recreate it in SH3 GWX, my boat seems to have a very heavy lead weight attached to the bow

Wish there was a improved bouancy mod..... :hmm::hmm:

Steel_Tomb · 08-03-07, 03:12 PM

Lol.."blow ballast!"..."aircraft spotted herr kaleun! short range!"..."what?"..."yes, about 10m away, we are at 1000ft above sea level!"

PapaG39 · 08-05-07, 02:48 PM

One thing that has been lost in time is our ability to make things. Back in the WW2 era the men that worked on machinery were real mechanics..NOT "parts changers" like we are today. If something on ship broke and they didn't have a part, they would just make a workable one from stuff that was available..
My dad, who was a millwright, made all of his own tools for working on machinery.
My Uncle Al went into the merchant marine in 1936 and I saw some of his handy work in building boilers. A one inch cut through steel with a blow torch which looked like it had been cut with a saw blade...it was perfect!
Our fathers grew up making do with what they could make. We are not like that.

08-02-07, 04:24 AM	#17
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08-02-07, 01:30 PM	#19
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I thought that a majority of the crew were new, as they weren't from the "old gang" and reletively inexperianced. Its only the officers that were vets afaik, and johann. Lol I like the bit when Johann comes on the bridge "fresh air is good for you johann"...he just shakes his head and goes back to his diesels. Btw O/T but why does he listen to it, is he just obsessed with diesel engines or is there a reason for it? __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

08-02-07, 04:02 PM	#21
Kaleun Hals Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hull, UK. Posts: 18 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	By "listening" to the diesels (actually more like feeling the vibrations through your ear...try it!) an experienced mechanic, like our friend Johann, would be able to pick up on impending faults like worn bearings, crankshaft problems etc. :hmm: Or maybe he just gets a kick out of it... __________________ "...U-boat special cocktail, want some ?"

08-03-07, 03:03 PM	#23
IrischKapitan Ensign Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waiting for convoys of the coast of Donegal Posts: 227 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have it on my Creative Zen 30gb. Portable Das Boot....... I love the bit where U-96 is skimming the waves chasing a convoy, very, very cool I've never being able to recreate it in SH3 GWX, my boat seems to have a very heavy lead weight attached to the bow Wish there was a improved bouancy mod..... :hmm::hmm: __________________ ''Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better'' SAVE U 534!! http://www.atlantik-pirat.com/U-534page.htm

08-03-07, 03:12 PM	#24
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lol.."blow ballast!"..."aircraft spotted herr kaleun! short range!"..."what?"..."yes, about 10m away, we are at 1000ft above sea level!" __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

08-05-07, 02:48 PM	#25
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	One thing that has been lost in time is our ability to make things. Back in the WW2 era the men that worked on machinery were real mechanics..NOT "parts changers" like we are today. If something on ship broke and they didn't have a part, they would just make a workable one from stuff that was available.. My dad, who was a millwright, made all of his own tools for working on machinery. My Uncle Al went into the merchant marine in 1936 and I saw some of his handy work in building boilers. A one inch cut through steel with a blow torch which looked like it had been cut with a saw blade...it was perfect! Our fathers grew up making do with what they could make. We are not like that.