tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142612198550516874.post6458579699257723643..comments2020-08-04T08:00:58.616-07:00Comments on The Shrimpton Report: The DVD's U-BoatsM. Shrimptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273152628321207508noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142612198550516874.post-82732950326705908472012-08-27T07:59:33.258-07:002012-08-27T07:59:33.258-07:00Whoops! "Cont" should of course have be...Whoops! "Cont" should of course have been "count." It could have been a worse typo.M. Shrimptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06273152628321207508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142612198550516874.post-20442369265079386032012-08-27T07:56:17.027-07:002012-08-27T07:56:17.027-07:00My apologies for the slow response, I am buried in...My apologies for the slow response, I am buried in the line by line editing of Spyhunter. It's over 300,000 words in all, so it's not a small task, and my day job has to take precedence.<br /><br />Yes, I AM saying that the remaining XXI's had a major refit, in which the entire existing, very dated, propulsion plant was stripped out. We know the refitted boats have 212-Type AIP, they MAY have been refitted for two screws, with a smaller blade diameter.<br /><br />It's a little bit like the refit of the Queen Elizabeth class battleships - they had completely new machinery, secondary armament (20 'tween-decks 4.5"), hangars and AA fit. To the uninitiated they look like different ships.<br /><br />I did intend to make the aside on the Bismarck. The reason I think the battleship pretending to be HMS King George V is in fact HMS Barham is because she has a single funnel but lacks a KGV-style tower. As you may know the Barham was rebuilt before QE and Valiant. The carrier, in line ahead of the battleships, appears to be Ark Royal, dating the footage to after 1938, but before November 1941.<br /><br />I was probably composing my post, the movie was on in the background, and I picked up the error.<br /><br />It is a mild irritation, as film and documentary makers can retain me, if they wish, to advise on the correctness of stock footage! I have lost cont of the number of times the History Channel mistakes HMS Barham for another ship. <br /><br />The correct way of doing it, if you are using the wrong class of ship in your movie, is to announce the name of your substitute ship in the credits, as the makers of The Battle of the River Plate did. Their choice of a Des Moines class cruiser to play the KMS Graf Spee wasn't a bad one, indeed arguably the Des Moines class were at that time the closest warships in size and power to the Scheers. <br /><br /> M. Shrimptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06273152628321207508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142612198550516874.post-14418012728285762172012-08-14T01:10:39.934-07:002012-08-14T01:10:39.934-07:00Still no response. As a little tip, count the prop...Still no response. As a little tip, count the propellers on a type 212, then compare to XXI, you might find a difference, although I suppose you will subsequently claim that they reconfigured the boat for one shaft. Another tip, you would be well advised to read about what factors actually contribute to a noise signature for a boat. Finally sonar is not the only way to track SSK or SSNs. I could go on, but you obviously don't like the idea of anyone questioning your assertions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142612198550516874.post-29510088920297883222012-08-08T22:52:52.439-07:002012-08-08T22:52:52.439-07:00Can you please answer my last post, I am intrigued...Can you please answer my last post, I am intrigued. No point having a blog if you don't....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142612198550516874.post-1625759861312458802012-08-05T02:34:28.987-07:002012-08-05T02:34:28.987-07:00For clarity, are you asserting that the original X...For clarity, are you asserting that the original XXI had its internal propulsion systems stripped out and a newer AIP or equivalent system fitted, driving twin screws?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142612198550516874.post-936810810586649282012-08-04T09:44:38.232-07:002012-08-04T09:44:38.232-07:00Anonymous has missed the point with respect. The...Anonymous has missed the point with respect. The DVD's black fleet of XXIs have all been refitted with Type 212 like AIP, ie the propulsion machinery is not that different.<br /><br />Of course as orginally built the XXIs had a quite different signature.M. Shrimptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06273152628321207508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142612198550516874.post-64621345070007119422012-08-03T02:40:30.970-07:002012-08-03T02:40:30.970-07:00"The sonar signatures of the XXI can easily b..."The sonar signatures of the XXI can easily be confused for a 212 or a Dolphin"<br /><br />Errr noAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com