I Spy something on the port side of the Conning tower that Ive never seen before on a U-Boat. Do You See It? What is it? Youve got 30 sec.
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Originally posted by greenman407 View PostI was hoping that you guys could tell me. Does make sence that it could be night vision equipment but it must not have worked too well because you dont see them on other U-Boats.
David,Resident Luddite
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The early IR stuff seems far too fragile for external use in a submarine. Also, it's mounted far too low on the turm (sail) to be of practical value either as an illuminator or as a receiver. As to a location for getting those really cool shots of the bow submerging or surfacing... well, perfect. And if you know anything about the Nazis, they loved military footage...Last edited by Outrider; 04-05-2011, 12:13 AM.
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"A total of eight Type XB boats were produced, which replaced the mine chamber of the projected Type XA with six vertical wet storage shafts in the forward section of the hull"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Type_XB_submarine
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That thing on port side of the tower may be the inlet for the snorkel? You know: A mast rises (its foot is partialy visible in the right part of the picture) to take the upper inlet over the surface, and makes contact with the inlet connecting with engines intake.
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FYI,
Emblem on tower is a Viking ship which indicates 6th Flotilla.
According to uboat - dot - net only two ships had this emblem, U260 and U766.
Of the two, only U260 is known to have had a schnorkel installed on the boat, probably done just before August of 1944.
It's known that Type VII's had the schnorkel fitted on the port side of the tower.
U260 was scuttled off coast of Eire and is a famous dive wreck. Pictures from a wreck dive show the schnorkel but, unfortunately, not the mating fitting on the tower.
My guess - it's the U260 after August of 1944
DanBorn in Detroit - where the weak are killed and eaten.
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Its interesting to note that the many books and sources that we all use are sometimes suspect. For example, "The encyclopedia of U-Boats by Eberhard Moller doesnt list a U-119 in his book but a Google search brought it up immediately as a type XB.:biggrin: I am , of course, talking about the second picture.Last edited by greenman407; 04-06-2011, 12:43 PM.IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!
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