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Re: deck torpedos
Posted by:
SnakeDoc
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Date: December 01, 2016 04:45PM
Hi,
in the interrogation report by term "upper deck torpedo tubes" they meant "upper deck torpedo containers".
In the later years of war, the usage of the upper deck containers was abandoned, because (due to allied air supremacy) there was no opportunity to transfer the torpedoes from the upper deck into the hull.
Torpedoes in deck containers were also un-serviceable, and also frequently damaged during depth-charging or strafing by airplanes.
Attacks on submerged boats with new types of location methods and apparently more powerful depth charges than previously, have become more concentrated. The recent increase in cases of damage to upper deck containers proves that more powerful depth charges are being used. These containers must always be especially dangerous if weight is suddenly increased; thus boats operating in the North Atlantic had to be ordered to leave upper deck containers behind.
BdU KTB, 6th May 1943, [uboatarchive.net]
On 30.4 the order was given to omit upper deck containers when fitting out all boats operating in the North Atlantic. This order was necessitated by the gradually increasing number of cases where, when the boats were depth-charged or bombed, especially at fairly great depths, the upper deck containers were cracked or started leaking, or were swamped and thus very gravely endangered the boat, especially the Type IX which carries 8 deck containers. It is suspected that this has been the cause of the loss of many boats.
BdU KTB, 7th May 1943, [uboatarchive.net]
Moreover, when the Schnorchel was installed, three forward starboard containers had to be removed.
Few more containers had to be removed when Schnelltauchback modification was done.
Similar topic:
[uboat.net]
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Regards
Maciek
[www.tvre.org]
in the interrogation report by term "upper deck torpedo tubes" they meant "upper deck torpedo containers".
In the later years of war, the usage of the upper deck containers was abandoned, because (due to allied air supremacy) there was no opportunity to transfer the torpedoes from the upper deck into the hull.
Torpedoes in deck containers were also un-serviceable, and also frequently damaged during depth-charging or strafing by airplanes.
Attacks on submerged boats with new types of location methods and apparently more powerful depth charges than previously, have become more concentrated. The recent increase in cases of damage to upper deck containers proves that more powerful depth charges are being used. These containers must always be especially dangerous if weight is suddenly increased; thus boats operating in the North Atlantic had to be ordered to leave upper deck containers behind.
BdU KTB, 6th May 1943, [uboatarchive.net]
On 30.4 the order was given to omit upper deck containers when fitting out all boats operating in the North Atlantic. This order was necessitated by the gradually increasing number of cases where, when the boats were depth-charged or bombed, especially at fairly great depths, the upper deck containers were cracked or started leaking, or were swamped and thus very gravely endangered the boat, especially the Type IX which carries 8 deck containers. It is suspected that this has been the cause of the loss of many boats.
BdU KTB, 7th May 1943, [uboatarchive.net]
Moreover, when the Schnorchel was installed, three forward starboard containers had to be removed.
Few more containers had to be removed when Schnelltauchback modification was done.
Similar topic:
[uboat.net]
--
Regards
Maciek
[www.tvre.org]
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