it probably still has the potential to cause damage, going around the harbor. it still has an engine, what kind im not sure, and seeing as the Scapa Flow infiltration was in 1941 it obviously isnt the G5 torpedo or anything special but you would rather be safe than sorry. if it was me i would drag it out of the water and put it on display. that was a torpedo from one of the most stuccessful s
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how can you see the "motor" through a hole in the bow, if you see the motor, the hole should be in the midships /aft region of the sub. pictures would help.
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my mistake.
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any suggestions for making a Type VIIc submarine. I am up to the waterline, and have added the camouflage scheme of the U-201 as seen on the Revell model, but have to do it in a dark grey. any ideas on u-boat camouflage? remember, i am working with squared bricks. will post pics when finished.
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from what i know, the UC series of submarines were designed for use in heavy seas (hence, the bulgy bows) and were used for transport, patrol and minelaying. that is about all i can remember, but i never thought of them as single screw subs. how did you identify it as UC14?
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Because it was historically inaccurate and made in the overdramatized Hollywood style. If you know anything about U-Boats, you know that the British were the first to recover Enigma machines and coding documents from U-110 and later coding documents from U-559 in the early half of the war. It was not until 1944 that the USS Guadalcanal and USS Pillsbury managed to capture U-505. the
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