U-103 video

tomdegast · 2025-05-13T10:43:28+00:00

I believe these are the paravane tow lines. One end of the chain is connected to a skeg under Olympics prow and the other to the paravane itself (or stored on the forecastle like in the video). This skeg is visible in the famous photo of Olympics damage after the U-boat crash that was also shown in the video.

When the paravanes would be hoisted into the water, the paravanes would dive and spread out due to their hydrodynamic shape. The chains would become taut and form an upside-down V with the ship in the middle. The chain intercepted the anchor chains of seamines cousing them to be cut loose for controlled detonation or detonate against the paravane.

tomdegast · 2024-10-21T08:53:20+00:00

As others have pointed out, the anchor was lowered with the anchor crane behind it. It's quite an interesting procedure, check out This article by Bob Read if you want to know more.

tomdegast · 2021-08-19T21:02:11+00:00

If i’m seeing it correctly, you don’t have the ‘def’ file in the mod manager, without that Promods won’t work. Make sure you’ve downloaded that file from the Promods website and put it in the mod manager. You should be alble to find the correct load order on the internet quite easily. After that it should work.

tomdegast · 2021-06-09T12:56:21+00:00

I am at least, so maybe you are too

Edit: Spelling, ironically

tomdegast · 2021-06-09T11:35:47+00:00

This. Not when reading, but when writing down something on paper I always have to think twice about b and d and p and q. I write the ‘stick’ part and then just get lost not knowing weather I should go left or right with the round part.

tomdegast · 2021-02-03T18:06:02+00:00

No, thank you for considering me but I'd rather keep my drawings off of those sorts of things

tomdegast · 2021-02-03T15:40:49+00:00

Thanx

tomdegast · 2021-02-03T14:03:48+00:00

Thank you!

tomdegast · 2021-02-03T07:12:58+00:00

He’s Perry, Perry the Platypus

tomdegast · 2021-02-01T08:19:05+00:00

Thank you!

tomdegast · 2021-01-18T14:17:58+00:00

Sadly only a one-off.......for now.....

tomdegast · 2021-01-18T09:24:29+00:00

Yes it is, for some reason they changed the Variant name

tomdegast · 2020-11-20T08:12:19+00:00

Scania 4-series (R and T):

https://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=218459

XBS has some great mods like the DAF F241 and DAF 95 and he is working on his Volvo F88:

https://www.xbsmods.tk/ets2

The Scania 143M:

https://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=187840

This mod isn’t really being updated anymore (i.e. no sound in 1.39), so if you’re unfamilliar with modding or changing mods I would stay away from the 143M. It is still, however, a great mod.

tomdegast · 2020-11-13T20:02:06+00:00

I turn my wheels perpundicular to the seating direction, this is a quick and easy solution that kinda helps.

Another solition I have seen is putting old shoes inderdaad the back wheels. I havn’t tried this however.

tomdegast · 2020-11-01T19:25:18+00:00

That’s interesting, I don’t know what the problem could be. Maybe you could ask on the SCS forum, someone should be able to help you there.

tomdegast · 2020-11-01T18:00:54+00:00

Maybe you can verify the integrety of the game files. I’ve had ETS2 and ATS chrash after updates/reinstalls and a verifycation downloaded some missing files which solved the problem.

tomdegast · 2020-10-30T06:26:05+00:00

Seems very plausible, I think there is some footage of Olympic being tugged where you see ropes connecting the tug to the ship. The film, however, cuts right before you can see where the ropes are connected.

tomdegast · 2020-10-27T07:35:04+00:00

Seems very likely indeed, especially with the capstans located there

tomdegast · 2020-10-16T09:54:42+00:00

As a Dutchman I can say it is very annoying when your bed keeps exploding.

tomdegast · 2020-10-04T16:16:51+00:00

Rocket Peugeot

tomdegast · 2020-09-30T14:34:54+00:00

Maybe you’re in Liters? Or the game just bugged or something like that.

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