Enhanced realism (or what every subsim Kaleun should be wearing!)

GJO · 03-30-14, 10:36 AM

How about this?

I have no connection with the firm but when I received a copy of their catalogue this morning - complete with a picture ofJürgen Prochnow as 'Der Alte' in 'Das Boot' (as a promotion for this product) - I thought I just had to share it . . .

jakethescot · 03-30-14, 12:46 PM

That's nice.

u crank · 03-30-14, 01:00 PM

Now I would really look good in that.

Really.

Paulebaer1979 · 03-31-14, 04:23 AM

That´s a nice pice of cloth. But i think it´s to modern for use with a WWII simulator.

When i was at sea with U17 (S196) and U33 (S183) we wore either BEGA-trowsers and t-shirts or the full BEGA-uniform.
BEGA stands for: BordEinsatzGefechtsAnzug
This cloth are made from leight, nonflammable and acidsave stuff. Realy comftable to wear. When it get wet it drys very fast and its stronger than a well (highpriced) jeans. When i leaved the german navy, i got one of those shirts as a gift from my crewmembers.

Paulebaer1979 · 03-31-14, 04:52 AM

Yes i left the navy in march 2009. Now i´m out of order

This is the shirt i was talking about:

This shirt was used by me from april 2001 until march 2009 as you can see at the rank-signs on the shoulders

Warren Peace · 04-05-14, 10:23 PM

I captain a Type II boat, which is essentially a mobile sauna. I don't believe a long-sleeved wool sweater would be my first choice.

In all honesty though, that looks really nice, I just might pick one up.

Paulebaer1979 · 04-06-14, 06:20 AM

In summertime i think it was very hot inside a sub.

When i was at sea with U17 (class 206a) we had temps from 36°C near the torpedotubes up to 75°C in the engineroom when we cruised surfaced. Submerged the sub "cooled" down to 30°C-55°C inside 28°C Med-sea.

In wintertime we had to wear warm sweaters because inside the sub we had just 12°C - even when all engines were running.

In dezember 2002 we left Porto and went submerged through the biscaya. In Porto we went swimming in the atlantik on dec. the 2. because we had temps above 20°C and the water still had 18°C. Two weeks later near the chanel we surfaced because of to high waves for submerged cruising. Wind 5-6 and temps 10°C below zero. I got undercooled on the bridge whitin three hours - inside three trowsers, 5 sweaters and 2 winterjackets. From then we left the bridge unmaned and drove the sub from the zentrale while the "Turmluk" was closed.

So it depends on season and sea i think. In summer at northsea surfaced with hot sun above it was very hot i think. In winter at atlantik surfaced in storm it was very could.

03-30-14, 10:36 AM	#1
GJO Engineer Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: On the Oxford Canal in England Posts: 202 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Enhanced realism (or what every subsim Kaleun should be wearing!) How about this? I have no connection with the firm but when I received a copy of their catalogue this morning - complete with a picture ofJürgen Prochnow as 'Der Alte' in 'Das Boot' (as a promotion for this product) - I thought I just had to share it . . .

03-30-14, 12:46 PM	#2
jakethescot Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fulton Missouri Posts: 205 Downloads: 904 Uploads: 0	That's nice. __________________ COYW !!!

03-30-14, 01:00 PM	#3
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Now I would really look good in that. Really. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

03-31-14, 04:52 AM	#5
Paulebaer1979 Planesman Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 185 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Yes i left the navy in march 2009. Now i´m out of order This is the shirt i was talking about: This shirt was used by me from april 2001 until march 2009 as you can see at the rank-signs on the shoulders Last edited by Paulebaer1979; 04-03-14 at 10:22 AM.

04-05-14, 10:23 PM	#6
Warren Peace Loader Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 89 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	I captain a Type II boat, which is essentially a mobile sauna. I don't believe a long-sleeved wool sweater would be my first choice. In all honesty though, that looks really nice, I just might pick one up. __________________ The only sound that still scares me to this day... The silence when the pinging stops.

03-31-14, 04:23 AM	#4
Paulebaer1979 Planesman Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 185 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	That´s a nice pice of cloth. But i think it´s to modern for use with a WWII simulator. When i was at sea with U17 (S196) and U33 (S183) we wore either BEGA-trowsers and t-shirts or the full BEGA-uniform. BEGA stands for: BordEinsatzGefechtsAnzug This cloth are made from leight, nonflammable and acidsave stuff. Realy comftable to wear. When it get wet it drys very fast and its stronger than a well (highpriced) jeans. When i leaved the german navy, i got one of those shirts as a gift from my crewmembers.

04-06-14, 06:20 AM	#7
Paulebaer1979 Planesman Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 185 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	In summertime i think it was very hot inside a sub. When i was at sea with U17 (class 206a) we had temps from 36°C near the torpedotubes up to 75°C in the engineroom when we cruised surfaced. Submerged the sub "cooled" down to 30°C-55°C inside 28°C Med-sea. In wintertime we had to wear warm sweaters because inside the sub we had just 12°C - even when all engines were running. In dezember 2002 we left Porto and went submerged through the biscaya. In Porto we went swimming in the atlantik on dec. the 2. because we had temps above 20°C and the water still had 18°C. Two weeks later near the chanel we surfaced because of to high waves for submerged cruising. Wind 5-6 and temps 10°C below zero. I got undercooled on the bridge whitin three hours - inside three trowsers, 5 sweaters and 2 winterjackets. From then we left the bridge unmaned and drove the sub from the zentrale while the "Turmluk" was closed. So it depends on season and sea i think. In summer at northsea surfaced with hot sun above it was very hot i think. In winter at atlantik surfaced in storm it was very could.