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Hot bunking was done when all 22 torps were carried, which filled up a lot of space in the torpedo rooms, space where there could be a lot of extra bunks. But that's not the only place the crew sometimes slept, they also made some nice little beds on the flor occasionally.
If some of the crew look like this lady then double-bunking will NOT be a problem!
How many mates I was with 3 and I admit that it wasn't easy. Can I ask which sub you were in and for how long, also how did you find it.
Re the pictures you posted, are those of the film set in which case there is one huge difference between those pictures and the one that I posted of U505 which is of course a real Type IX submarine. The torpedo room in the pictures you posted is twice as long as the real submarine which is a big difference.
Oh and btw, don't fool yourself by thinking that space has increased in modern Uboats compared to those in WW2, it hasn't..
I beg to differ. Modern Subs today have much more room. Even the modern U-Boots built by Germany today have more room that the Type VII, IX, XXI. The US and Russian subs today have lots of more room.
Now I wasn't really thinking about the top modern Uboats of today (Or the Russian Kursk), but more about the ones in service in the 70's and up until the early 90's, and can tell you for a fact they were definitely no more roomy!
Here's a picture from inside the SSN-571 (Forward torpedo room) which saw service until 1980, which is even less roomy than that of the WW2 German Type IX:
Soren, just what targets are these commando's going to attack, with any hope of effecting the war effort?
Soren, just what targets are these commando's going to attack, with any hope of effecting the war effort?
Good question Syscom3, I would think someone like you could find something ? But remember like I said the goal wasn't just that.
I have given this some thought, have some ideas that will probably raise a few eyebrows...
But a little too busy to post right now, I will do it tomorrow.
By the way Soren, is that your GF in the U-boat pic?
Very blonde, cute. Congrats if it is, condolences if it ain't! 8)
Nope, I'm fine with it cause I've been crammed into one of those iron coffins for 10 days.
Sure the larger boats can hold more men, that's a no brainer, but they're no more roomy inside Adler, not the least bit, they just got the exact same little extra space for the larger crew... the bunks don't get larger with the boat.
Oh and all that marvelous modern equipment you talk about, well guess how much space it takes up.
Modern doesn't always translate into lighter or more roomy Adler, and you can take a look at the development in fighter a/c to spot that as-well.
I challenge you to take a peak inside the Dutch Sea Dragon class or the SSN-571, and as for size you forgot to mention how big these 30 or so different subs you found are in comparison to the Los Angeles class sub - rather small I'd presume.