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Veteran crew members of the Schnellboots that survived the wars end report of having back problems associated with the high speed and the constant "pounding" hitting the waves.
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Great boats, we had a few of those Torpedo Boats in the Greek Navy for many years.
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Germany in the first half of the twentieth century is a bit of a strange one. A massive Central European industrial and economic powerhouse arising from a patchwork of agricultural nation states to find itself with no history that befitted its sudden new status from which it might draw guidance and no place for it among the historical powers of Europe. With the Western Powers so stubborn and pompous, the uncertainty in the East and an unruly mess of racial and national conflicts in the South, something was going to give. As WW1 erupted with such unexpected speed and scope so soon into the new century it might have been expected to end in bloody stalemate with such little time available to so many protagonists for finding a purpose and direction to the conflict which might enable the proponents to reach an acceptable and lasting outcome that addressed old scores whilst underpinning the new balance of power on the continent.
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The fastest boat on the sea- killer speed and design- German Navy gem
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Das ist keine Dokumentation sondern vielmehr ein Musikvideo. Wenn ich ein solchen sehen und hören will suche ich eines. Mein Interesse galt aber einem Schnellbootvideo mit entsprechenden Informationen.
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Who knows the name of the song? Thank you!
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> Where is the port "Derma", or "Sureneika"? Anybody got some information about? I suppose it must be somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. <
"Sureneika" is a poor transcription of "Cyrenaica", the name of the Italian colony that after WWII became Libya. "Derma" is a poor transcription of "Derna", a coastal city in Libya between Benghazi and Tobruk. Derna has a small shallow harbor, and S-boats operated from there while the Germans held that area during WWII.
> And how did they manage to get those rather small boats over there? <
France has canals connecting river systems that flow to the Bay of Biscay, to river systems flowing to the Mediterranean. -
how do these compare to PT boats?
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gorgious movie
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these boats would be perfect to fight off pirates nowadays
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Glory to defenders of Central Europe….how does world like the american empire in 2013?? hah
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mein Rube!!!
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Scheiß Musik :P
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Got it: the port is "Derna" (Arabic: Darnah). "Cyrenaica" was an administrative division of "Italian Libya" from 1927-1943, the eastern coastal region of Libya. Took me quite a while.
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Where is the port "Derma", or "Sureneika"? Anybody got some information about? I suppose it must be somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. And how did they manage to get those rather small boats over there? I bet they didn't sail all the way through the Channel, Biscaya and passing the british controlled Strait of Gibraltar. BTW, "Derma, the pearl of Sureneika" makes me think about anything but the cruelty of warfare...
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I don't quite follow your line of thought. The speed curve was also controlled by the type of prop fitted. Anyway, I stand by the original info from MB and the yards which built the E as to the Max hp generated.I have no intention of entering into a debate, which would be an exercise in futility, as the tech info is available to anyone whom cares to research it:;))
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US PT boat (Elco) was mainly used for attacks on Japanese barge traffic and was not a serious threat to destroyers or larger units. The S-boot was a serious threat to convoy escorts and successfully bagged several larger units. The German torpedo technology contributed to the difference.
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S-boot was displacement hull, Elco was planing hull making it nearly unusable in hard weather - as often found in North Sea. S-boot was diesel engines, Elco was gasoline creating huge fire hazards during minor mishaps or incoming fire. S-boot was longer range. S-boot top speed was in 40-45 knot range (equal to or slightly faster than Elco boats), but would make headway in difficult weather condition. The Mercedes diesels were much more reliable than the Packards on the Elco.
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The later engines were ram-charged V20 diesels, approximately 3,000 HP for each of 3 engines. During maneuvers around port, the boat would do 6 knots on one engine idling. There was no slower speed.
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Super tak
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Documentary shooting of times of the Second World War. Music Hammerfell. Glory to the Brave