A bit more about the sub in Raiders.

Posted by Fall Guy from pool0517.cvx19-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net on May 22, 2001 at 04:13:33:

And for the love of manitou, don't flame me for pointing out
inaccuracies! I'm not complaining, I'm just pointing them out, OKAY?
;)

1. The sub itself is a bit fishy. It's a Type VII which was introduced
in '36. Indy would have more likely encountered a Type II sub at that
time.

2. German submarines did not have snorkels at that time. When
submerged, they had to run on electric motors. Only towards the end of
the war were snorkels fitted. Then submarines could run their diesel
engines at periscope depth. But that was not the case in '36.

3. Snorkels have a larger diameter than the "straw" we can see on the
photo in which Indy hangs on to the "snorkel/periscope". It really
looks more like a periscope...

This picture shows a later Type VIIC sub (1940). As you can see the
conning tower looks different from the sub in Raiders (and Das Boot).
The snorkel (#12) is substantially bigger than the periscope (#11).

Follow Ups:

• Let me try to post the pic again... Fall Guy 04:16:14 5/22/2001 (5)
  • Have you been playing a submarine-themed computer game? graml 07:16:20 5/22/2001 (4)
    • No, not really. Fall Guy 13:21:03 5/22/2001 (3)
      • Re: No, not really. Indiana John 13:41:43 5/22/2001 (2)
        • Oh, it's dead. Fall Guy 13:46:48 5/22/2001 (1)
          • Oh... Indiana John 11:38:28 5/23/2001 (0)

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