As someone who works aboard the USS Cod I have always struggled to find things about the Uboats that impressed me. Aside from test-depths they had few advantages to our boats. Very few. However one German submarine that does impress me is the Type IXD2. The D2, specifically, had enlarged dimensions to allow for greater fuel capacity. At 11 knots the D2 had a range of 24,000 miles. WOW! That is insane range. At 15 knots the best Cod could hope to do was around 11,000 miles.
So the other advantages you have with U-boats is the low surface profile and the snorkel. I know the US fleet boats overtime tried to pare down the bridge but man the bridge on the Cod is still HUGE. Love the Cod and love going down to see it. I'll be doing briefings on the US boats later this summer. Thank you for watching!
@SubmarineHistory the low profile was more critical as the U-boats didn't have good radar or radar detection gear. Cod would know an aircraft was approaching beyond the horizon typically and simply dive to avoid confrontation. Meanwhile Donitz was putting AA guns on submarines which are by far thee worst AA platforms imaginable. But, by that point he was desperate. They had no idea the allies were DF'ing them until after the war. Intelligence failure to the max. The simplicity of thr U-boat allowed for impressively short build times which was certainly one advantage. But the electronic capabilities of a US boat set them apart from everyone else. Sinking ships in zero visibility using radar bearings would've benefited the U-boats greatly, but alas, with no air conditioning there was no way to hope to keep a set reliable on a German boat. The SD radar on Cod drew 3300 watts on it's own so climate control was not a luxury but a must. Looking forward to your fleet boat briefings. Feel free to find me on IG @subpac_ww2 for TONS of fleet boat history and stories. Exclusive Cod content as well. Thanks for visiting us 👍
@Redxface The uboats are iconic, that’s the fascination for me. They are impressive because of the feats accomplished in them amongst other things. They also look better than American ww2 subs in my opinion. The narrative arc from early war turkey shoot to suicide mission post centimetric radar is also compelling. The enemy they faced and what the crews sacrificed is unmatched. The American subs only really test was against their own torpedoes. The pacific campaign in regards to subs just isn’t anywhere near as compelling in my opinion
I discovered your channel some days ago. I'm kinda like a ww2 history buff and also deep into german subs (I played Silent Hunter II and III as a kid). I also visited U.995 and U-505 and I'm planning on visiting U-534 and the Typ XXI sub. :-)
How accurate are those cooling exausts on the wow model. I don't know anything about the cooling circle of german uboats, but I always thought, that the outlets where under the waterline.
Before snorkels, the exhaust was expelled above the waterline. After snorkels, the exhaust was expelled just below the water surface through the exhaust piping within the snorkel. For WoWs, they should show some exhaust when it's moving on the surface but it would be a very small amount compared to surface ships with steam boilers.
@@hawksights Bilge pumps! The cooling water intake and discharge point(s) for the engines would have been below the waterline. I'm not exactly sure where those are on the IXC off the top of my head but I know on the Gatos the cooling water suction and discharge are towards the bottom of the hull.
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As someone who works aboard the USS Cod I have always struggled to find things about the Uboats that impressed me. Aside from test-depths they had few advantages to our boats. Very few. However one German submarine that does impress me is the Type IXD2. The D2, specifically, had enlarged dimensions to allow for greater fuel capacity. At 11 knots the D2 had a range of 24,000 miles. WOW! That is insane range. At 15 knots the best Cod could hope to do was around 11,000 miles.
So the other advantages you have with U-boats is the low surface profile and the snorkel. I know the US fleet boats overtime tried to pare down the bridge but man the bridge on the Cod is still HUGE. Love the Cod and love going down to see it. I'll be doing briefings on the US boats later this summer. Thank you for watching!
@SubmarineHistory the low profile was more critical as the U-boats didn't have good radar or radar detection gear. Cod would know an aircraft was approaching beyond the horizon typically and simply dive to avoid confrontation. Meanwhile Donitz was putting AA guns on submarines which are by far thee worst AA platforms imaginable. But, by that point he was desperate. They had no idea the allies were DF'ing them until after the war. Intelligence failure to the max. The simplicity of thr U-boat allowed for impressively short build times which was certainly one advantage. But the electronic capabilities of a US boat set them apart from everyone else. Sinking ships in zero visibility using radar bearings would've benefited the U-boats greatly, but alas, with no air conditioning there was no way to hope to keep a set reliable on a German boat. The SD radar on Cod drew 3300 watts on it's own so climate control was not a luxury but a must. Looking forward to your fleet boat briefings. Feel free to find me on IG @subpac_ww2 for TONS of fleet boat history and stories. Exclusive Cod content as well. Thanks for visiting us 👍
@@Subpac_ww2 Thank you and look forward to it!
@Redxface The uboats are iconic, that’s the fascination for me. They are impressive because of the feats accomplished in them amongst other things. They also look better than American ww2 subs in my opinion.
The narrative arc from early war turkey shoot to suicide mission post centimetric radar is also compelling. The enemy they faced and what the crews sacrificed is unmatched.
The American subs only really test was against their own torpedoes.
The pacific campaign in regards to subs just isn’t anywhere near as compelling in my opinion
I admit, having an ice cream dispenser onboard is impressive / iconic though
Love these boats type 9 and the type 7 just absolutely beautiful and fascinating feats of engineering
a great video on the type 9D40 boats, thanks...........
I discovered your channel some days ago. I'm kinda like a ww2 history buff and also deep into german subs (I played Silent Hunter II and III as a kid). I also visited U.995 and U-505 and I'm planning on visiting U-534 and the Typ XXI sub. :-)
Excellent! One day I will get back to the Fatherland and see the U-boats there. Thanks for watching and comeback!
Please make more the best thing about you channel is its clear its not an damn stupid AI talking and not much info is on youtube about german Uboats.
Thank you and I'll try my best!
16:50 Could you explain the firstt row of E1? Why is it incomplete and what does sf mean?
That was all the information that was available from Rossler's book.
sf surface, sm submerged
good timing Haiku. thanks
Any time!
How accurate are those cooling exausts on the wow model. I don't know anything about the cooling circle of german uboats, but I always thought, that the outlets where under the waterline.
Before snorkels, the exhaust was expelled above the waterline. After snorkels, the exhaust was expelled just below the water surface through the exhaust piping within the snorkel. For WoWs, they should show some exhaust when it's moving on the surface but it would be a very small amount compared to surface ships with steam boilers.
@@SubmarineHistory Thanks, but I meant the cooling water running out of the sides forward and aft.
@@hawksights Bilge pumps! The cooling water intake and discharge point(s) for the engines would have been below the waterline. I'm not exactly sure where those are on the IXC off the top of my head but I know on the Gatos the cooling water suction and discharge are towards the bottom of the hull.
@@SubmarineHistory Ahh thanks.
I think that's called a Binnacle compass.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binnacle
Your Intro-is a U-boat going about three times the speed they could move !Looks Great production otherwise!
That's World of Warships for you!