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Parsifal do you even understand what you quote ??!
You have quoted how U-boats meant for long patrols were crammed with food, fuel, ammunition torpedoes, knowing that they'd be out there a VERY long time, sometimes just laying in wait. However what you don't seem to understand at all is that the goal of the operation not is to go on a long patrol but to transport men from Europe to America. Is that really so hard to understand ? It's no freakin wonder you critize everything I write when you don't even care to read it! Or is it that you just don't know what the difference is and that U-boats were differently equipped depending on what type of task they were to perform??
Now Glider unknowingly demonstrated just how much room a SINGLE torpedo takes up. Take out 10 torpedoes and you've got yourself a very nice amount of room.
Another picture to show just how much room a single Torpedo took up: (Take away that torp and you've got an entire extra row of bed space)
One more:
Now remember that this (Forward torpedo room) is but ONE of the many rooms used as bedrooms by the crew, and even on long patrols where the boat was stuffed with extra food, fuel, ammunition torpedoes there always was space for all 55 to 63 dedicated crewmembers. So a short tour de tour like the suggested operation would definitely allow an extra 30 men to come along, seeing that only a fraction of the food, ammunition torpedoes would be needed. Also keep in mind the Type IXD is bigger inside than the boats pictured above.
Adler,
Have you tried travelling by foot in Alaska, or heck even Austria, Norway or Switzerland ? It can be done, I know it can, esp. by men trained to travel, fight and survive in mountainous terrain. It also depends a lot on how long you need to go.
Anyhow I don't even know why you guys think the men would have to travel many miles by foot over the mountains to reach the target area, as at both suggested target places they could be set off right next to it. So why are we even discussing this ???
If you want to critize something atleast read understand it properly first.
You have quoted how U-boats meant for long patrols were crammed with food, fuel, ammunition torpedoes, knowing that they'd be out there a VERY long time, sometimes just laying in wait. However what you don't seem to understand at all is that the goal of the operation not is to go on a long patrol but to transport men from Europe to America. Is that really so hard to understand ? It's no freakin wonder you critize everything I write when you don't even care to read it! Or is it that you just don't know what the difference is and that U-boats were differently equipped depending on what type of task they were to perform??
Now Glider unknowingly demonstrated just how much room a SINGLE torpedo takes up. Take out 10 torpedoes and you've got yourself a very nice amount of room.
Another picture to show just how much room a single Torpedo took up: (Take away that torp and you've got an entire extra row of bed space)
One more:
Now remember that this (Forward torpedo room) is but ONE of the many rooms used as bedrooms by the crew, and even on long patrols where the boat was stuffed with extra food, fuel, ammunition torpedoes there always was space for all 55 to 63 dedicated crewmembers. So a short tour de tour like the suggested operation would definitely allow an extra 30 men to come along, seeing that only a fraction of the food, ammunition torpedoes would be needed. Also keep in mind the Type IXD is bigger inside than the boats pictured above.
Adler,
Have you tried travelling by foot in Alaska, or heck even Austria, Norway or Switzerland ? It can be done, I know it can, esp. by men trained to travel, fight and survive in mountainous terrain. It also depends a lot on how long you need to go.
Anyhow I don't even know why you guys think the men would have to travel many miles by foot over the mountains to reach the target area, as at both suggested target places they could be set off right next to it. So why are we even discussing this ???
If you want to critize something atleast read understand it properly first.