What kind of U-Boat is this? - Page 2

Cybermat47 · 12-17-12, 11:56 PM

And here are some pictures:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...c18155426.png/

Sailor Steve · 12-18-12, 12:01 AM

Those are supposed to be 109s. Are you sure they aren't chasing the Hurricanes?

Cybermat47 · 12-18-12, 12:04 AM

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I've just rewatched the entire opening sequence, and I don't see any struts at all.

Well, Steve, that's because:

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Have you got a copy of the movie? Put it in, and watch the first scene with the Polish squadron.

Cybermat47 · 12-18-12, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Those are supposed to be 109s. Are you sure they aren't chasing the Hurricanes?

Yes, I am. Watch the scene yourself:

Sailor Steve · 12-18-12, 12:20 AM

Hmm. It would appear that for once you're right. I have no idea why they would use those aircraft and not the Spitfires, but it seems they actually did.

Forty-five years of watching the movie, and I never noticed that.

Cybermat47 · 12-18-12, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I have no idea why they would use those aircraft and not the Spitfires, but it seems they actually did.

I know. It would have saved both of us a lot of time

IonicRipper · 12-18-12, 12:30 AM

Speaking of movie "mistakes" i was just watching The Enemy Below and what the heck is up with that u-boat's interior?!?

Cybermat47 · 12-18-12, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by IonicRipper

Speaking of movie "mistakes" i was just watching The Enemy Below and what the heck is up with that u-boat's interior?!?

Tell me about it. Great movie, though. None of the 'Americans good, Germans evil' stuff you get in most movies.

CCIP · 12-18-12, 09:06 AM

While we're on the topic of Messerschmitt substitutions, what did they use in The Longest Day? It looked like a civilian Me-108 to me...

Sailor Steve · 12-18-12, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by IonicRipper

Speaking of movie "mistakes" i was just watching The Enemy Below and what the heck is up with that u-boat's interior?!?

They didn't have a real one, and I guess no-one thought to just use an American sub, which while inaccurate would have looked a lot better than a room with some props stuck in.

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While we're on the topic of Messerschmitt substitutions, what did they use in The Longest Day? It looked like a civilian Me-108 to me...

It is. The Bf-108 was also used as a military trainer. Hey, at least it's a Messerschmitt.

IonicRipper · 12-18-12, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

They didn't have a real one, and I guess no-one thought to just use an American sub, which while inaccurate would have looked a lot better than a room with some props stuck in.

They didn't need a real one. Just build a set that resembles the inside of a u-boat.

Bilge_Rat · 12-18-12, 12:49 PM

re: "The Cruel Sea", I just happened to read the novel for the first time a month ago. It was a real page turner, I could not put it down and read the whole thing in about a week. It is a classic, easily the best novel I ever read about the Allied side of the Battle of the Atlantic. Highly recommended.

On the movie, you have to remember it was made in the early 50s, so no CGI. The producers had a hard time even getting hold of a Corvette. The choice was either using a real RN sub or using models.

Jimbuna · 12-18-12, 12:58 PM

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Thank you ,I knew it was an RN sub,.....and you beat me too the actual class

.......I will be quicker next time..LOL

Your welcome

Cybermat47 · 12-18-12, 03:33 PM

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On the movie, you have to remember it was made in the early 50s, so no CGI.

Ah, the good old days of stock footage and miniatures

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Hmm. It would appear that for once you're right. I have no idea why they would use those aircraft and not the Spitfires, but it seems they actually did. Forty-five years of watching the movie, and I never noticed that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	re: "The Cruel Sea", I just happened to read the novel for the first time a month ago. It was a real page turner, I could not put it down and read the whole thing in about a week. It is a classic, easily the best novel I ever read about the Allied side of the Battle of the Atlantic. Highly recommended. On the movie, you have to remember it was made in the early 50s, so no CGI. The producers had a hard time even getting hold of a Corvette. The choice was either using a real RN sub or using models. __________________