Curious about the diet onboard a WW2 U-Boat!

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Right then,lets do some calculations shall we?
The average man I would say has about 2 s##ts a day,give or take.47 men s##t###g eggy s##ts at that rate gives us 94 eggy s##ts.For a 200 day patrol that gives us 18.800 eggy s##ts! This is for your 6 mth patrol
The average UBoat stays on patrol for i'd say,between 4-8 wks.
2x47x56 (using the 8wk option) =5264 eggy s##ts.
As most of the journey is spent in conditions that doesnt have exactly the best air quality you can imagine the smell inside that toilet! :rotfl:

Don't forget to wear your escape gear when in that toilet! , and be mindful of skin burns and uncontrollable acute vomiting!

BLOW BALLAST..... we need fresh air!!!!!

how about canned chili and jalapenos for lunch and beans & rice for dinner for the first 2 weeks?

savory

The first paragraph of a u-boat novel... "The air hung thick like a large brown curtain of gag inducing acrid smoke. Mixed with the humid environment one could literally move and manipulate the foggy stench with bare hands, it was thick like you would think of clay... you could actually sculpt the stinky foggy mist into little shapes. As each man had produced his own unique flatulent odor, the smells mixed like a bastardized creation forming an odor so unique, so tremendous and so overpowering that it was capable of making eye contact with you... and you didnt dare make eye contact with this vaporous creation from hell"

[Mittelwaechter]

Water glass (Na2SiO3) is the solution for preserving fresh eggs up to six or more months. You keep moisture in the egg and air out. My grandmother used this method when grandpa got "payed" with several dozen eggs from a farmer friend.

[Paul Riley]

The effort we put into an indepth analysis on...eggs,never fails to astound me

[OrangeYoshi]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

The first paragraph of a u-boat novel... "The air hung thick like a large brown curtain of gag inducing acrid smoke. Mixed with the humid environment one could literally move and manipulate the foggy stench with bare hands, it was thick like you would think of clay... you could actually sculpt the stinky foggy mist into little shapes. As each man had produced his own unique flatulent odor, the smells mixed like a bastardized creation forming an odor so unique, so tremendous and so overpowering that it was capable of making eye contact with you... and you didnt dare make eye contact with this vaporous creation from hell"

Is that true, or is it using some creative licensing?

[GoldenRivet]

creative licensing at its finest

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by OrangeYoshi

Is that true, or is it using some creative licensing?

? ! !!
Full marks mate!

@GR
I had to laugh at the "curtain of gag" ,man I literally nearly pissed myself laughing at my computer reading that.

[nikbear]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Right then,lets do some calculations shall we?
The average man I would say has about 2 s##ts a day,give or take.47 men s##t###g eggy s##ts at that rate gives us 94 eggy s##ts.For a 200 day patrol that gives us 18.800 eggy s##ts! This is for your 6 mth patrol
The average UBoat stays on patrol for i'd say,between 4-8 wks.
2x47x56 (using the 8wk option) =5264 eggy s##ts.
As most of the journey is spent in conditions that doesnt have exactly the best air quality you can imagine the smell inside that toilet! :rotfl:

Don't forget to wear your escape gear when in that toilet! , and be mindful of skin burns and uncontrollable acute vomiting!

Paul,that has got to be the worst maths lesson I've ever had:rotfl:
While trying to keep my tea down,I will add that in calm sea's away from air patrol's you could use the outside Lav,which was a little seat that hooked on to the railings of the U-boat which the crewman sat on,while hanging onto a length of rope attached to the top of the turm.I'm sure I don't need to describe what you did sitting on the seat with your arse in the air Better than using the 'Heads' though

[Paul Riley]

Glad you liked the lesson nik
But for a real laugh,imagine the comotion on deck,while the bloke is taking a dump over the side and an unexpected fighter plane (from an aircraft carrier who has been tracking them just out of range) screams down on top of them.He has 2 options.He either stays and finishes his dump while getting his ass cheeks riddled with lead,or he leaps from his 'seat' with his britches still beside his ankles and god knows what hanging from his back end while clambering down the hatch as fast as he can...mind the poor sod's head below :rotfl:

All this from a serious mature discussion about the food supplies of your typical UBoat

[TigerShark808]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

All this from a serious mature discussion about the food supplies of your typical UBoat

Well Im glad I asked anyways

Its amazing to me how the germans could build a war machine exspecting to house 40+ people and not worry or even take into consideration on how these people might live in these boats.

You would think after a couple thousand years of recorded warfare, MORAL would have been a consideration when creating these tombs.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

All this from a serious mature discussion about the food supplies of your typical UBoat

Well you can't talk about a supply chain without considering the waste disposal now can you?

[sunvalleyslim]

Guys, I'm gonna tell you. On a US Fleet Boat we didn't have fresh eggs after two weeks.....So either the Officers were eating them all, or the fresh baked cooks used them all.......

[Vipper]

My sub store consist potatoe chips, icecream (lot), chocolate bars and candys, fruitcakes and calendula tea...

[nikbear]

Originally Posted by TigerShark808

Well Im glad I asked anyways

Its amazing to me how the germans could build a war machine exspecting to house 40+ people and not worry or even take into consideration on how these people might live in these boats.

You would think after a couple thousand years of recorded warfare, MORAL would have been a consideration when creating these tombs.

Its quite astounding reallyI mean people may have a laugh at Fleet boats with there Icecream maker and other luxury's but lets be honest,they were built with the crew doing long patrols in mind,Morale was an important factor.
I suppose they would argue that they were for softy's,Not tuff teutons fighting the great fight........,SOD that,Where's my Ice Cream

[Jimbuna]

[Paul Riley]

Apart from the usual stock,we have extra supplies of Tetley tea bags,1000s of em