Sunday , November 13, 2011
Life Photo Album German U-boat crew
U - 31 , a submarine -type VIIa , the fast - firing deck guns 88mm in action . Shell casings stored in a magazine under the radio room , and they should be brought to the location of the cannon by using human chain through several small inlets and winding path ! Munitions stored in a cardboard tube that has a layer of wax or closed separately in a vacuum container . The metal container so apiknya made so that gunpowder were found in the ruins of the U - boat 50 years after the war was still in very good condition ! Although this picture is rather muddy , but we can see the target directional optical instruments contained on both sides of the cannon
U - 415 under the command of Kurt Kapitänleutnant Neide until June 1943 . Months it becomes a time when anti- air attack weapons on the deck of the U - boat is strengthened . Captain replacement Neide is Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Werner , who after the war published his memoirs , entitled " Iron Coffins " . In this photo we can see a direct submariners 20mm anti-aircraft guns and fired . Although these weapons are not effective in the face of large aircraft , fast , and has a good protective coating , but at least not too difficult operation . Unfortunately , the shooter himself did not receive iron shield protection from the possibility of return fire aircraft
From the photos taken from the top of the control tower , we could see the deck mainstay weapon type VII U -boats that the Navy 88s which is the result of the development of the research division of the Kriegsmarine . With the official name Schiffskanone C/35 8.8 cm in Unterseebootslafette ( or abbreviated " Sk C/35 8.8cm in Ubts LC/35 " ) . Clearly this gun has nothing to do with guns or anti - tank Flak 88 's famous Heer , even his own ammunition bullets are not the same !
A torpedo officer should always keep an eye on " eel " her. Every four or five days , torpedo which was ready to be removed from the tube used for the benefit of maintenance ( one of the most hated tasks crews ! ) . With five torpedo tubes which exist in the type VII submarine , the torpedo maintenance usually takes one day to be able to prepare as much as possible torpedo if necessary . " Eel " in this photo is of the type G7e , while forward torpedo room that we see here shows three of the four pieces of the tube and the track on it that is used to hoist the torpedo to be used . The interesting thing is , if you enlarge this photo with a microscope ( WTF! ) , then you will see the words " Rozmarie " located at the top right of the torpedoes !
This photo shows the position of the steering wheel in the control tower of U- 124 , a Type IXB submarine from , with sound pipe sticking out near the mouth of the officer . His hand was on the button to move to the right side of the tail fin - there are other buttons that redirect to the opposite goal . Because of the difficulty of maintaining the current position of the bad weather , the auxiliary handle supplied to the operator so that he can grab it with one hand without disturbing the other hand work . One of the handles is visible above the right hand of the officer . Caudal fin and launchers usually controlled electrically by pressing the buttons available , although there is also a steering wheel with the same function which is only used in emergencies ( litsrik dead ) . Its use is not easy and it took power both hands . When the manual mechanism is also broken , then the last way is to run from the rear compartment , with duplicate controls front launcher is also available in the bow torpedo room
sources :
The book " Wolfpacks At War : The U - Boat Experience in WWII " by Jak Mallmann Showell
Life Photo Album German U-boat crew
U - 31 , a submarine -type VIIa , the fast - firing deck guns 88mm in action . Shell casings stored in a magazine under the radio room , and they should be brought to the location of the cannon by using human chain through several small inlets and winding path ! Munitions stored in a cardboard tube that has a layer of wax or closed separately in a vacuum container . The metal container so apiknya made so that gunpowder were found in the ruins of the U - boat 50 years after the war was still in very good condition ! Although this picture is rather muddy , but we can see the target directional optical instruments contained on both sides of the cannon
U - 415 under the command of Kurt Kapitänleutnant Neide until June 1943 . Months it becomes a time when anti- air attack weapons on the deck of the U - boat is strengthened . Captain replacement Neide is Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Werner , who after the war published his memoirs , entitled " Iron Coffins " . In this photo we can see a direct submariners 20mm anti-aircraft guns and fired . Although these weapons are not effective in the face of large aircraft , fast , and has a good protective coating , but at least not too difficult operation . Unfortunately , the shooter himself did not receive iron shield protection from the possibility of return fire aircraft
From the photos taken from the top of the control tower , we could see the deck mainstay weapon type VII U -boats that the Navy 88s which is the result of the development of the research division of the Kriegsmarine . With the official name Schiffskanone C/35 8.8 cm in Unterseebootslafette ( or abbreviated " Sk C/35 8.8cm in Ubts LC/35 " ) . Clearly this gun has nothing to do with guns or anti - tank Flak 88 's famous Heer , even his own ammunition bullets are not the same !
A torpedo officer should always keep an eye on " eel " her. Every four or five days , torpedo which was ready to be removed from the tube used for the benefit of maintenance ( one of the most hated tasks crews ! ) . With five torpedo tubes which exist in the type VII submarine , the torpedo maintenance usually takes one day to be able to prepare as much as possible torpedo if necessary . " Eel " in this photo is of the type G7e , while forward torpedo room that we see here shows three of the four pieces of the tube and the track on it that is used to hoist the torpedo to be used . The interesting thing is , if you enlarge this photo with a microscope ( WTF! ) , then you will see the words " Rozmarie " located at the top right of the torpedoes !
This photo shows the position of the steering wheel in the control tower of U- 124 , a Type IXB submarine from , with sound pipe sticking out near the mouth of the officer . His hand was on the button to move to the right side of the tail fin - there are other buttons that redirect to the opposite goal . Because of the difficulty of maintaining the current position of the bad weather , the auxiliary handle supplied to the operator so that he can grab it with one hand without disturbing the other hand work . One of the handles is visible above the right hand of the officer . Caudal fin and launchers usually controlled electrically by pressing the buttons available , although there is also a steering wheel with the same function which is only used in emergencies ( litsrik dead ) . Its use is not easy and it took power both hands . When the manual mechanism is also broken , then the last way is to run from the rear compartment , with duplicate controls front launcher is also available in the bow torpedo room
sources :
The book " Wolfpacks At War : The U - Boat Experience in WWII " by Jak Mallmann Showell