what is a Turm???

[DoopForces]

Playing so long with subsims, but never heard this term. What is a Turm?

From context I can guess it's some part of hull or conning tower?

But goggle doesn't seem too helpful (at 1st try) either, so developers please add in game explanation or smth

[GrinderX9]

I think its the conning tower. Does not the research for conning tower say Turm B and so on? But yes, i have also not heard the term before.

[StuKa]

Turm means tower - conning tower

[Para]

The full term is Turmumbau. German for conning tower.

[XapnoMapcase]

The german word for tower.

[s0d0]

There is also the saying "Ich hab' heftig einen im Turm".
Something you can say after a good night out.

[s0d0]

Originally posted by JQYong:

The full term is Turmumbau. German for conning tower.

And no, "Turmumbau" means "tower conversion"

[DECAFBAD]

"Turm" or tower might refer to the pressure resistant inside part of the conning tower, as well as the outer fairing with the bridge and the AA armament.

[Bang Bang Feuer Frei]

"Turm" = "tower", in the context of submarines the "conning tower", all of it.
If you mean a specific part of the tower you would have to be more specific in German and in English.
And google translator does not give you tower when entering Turm? Try deepl.

"Turmumbau" as was said above means "conversion of the tower" (consisting of 2 words in German "Turm" as above and "Umbau" = "conversion"). It does not say which part will be conversed but I am guessing it is about adding some new Flak to the rear part of the tower.

[Mr. Foreskin]

Originally posted by Bang Bang Feuer Frei:

It does not say which part will be conversed but I am guessing it is about adding some new Flak to the rear part of the tower.

I'm surprised it doesn't mention anything in game but yes, they were all focused on AA improvements.

• 1st conning tower conversion:
  Solely a thing for the Mediterranean, which added two double barreled 13.2 mm Breda MGs
  
• 2nd conning tower conversion:
  An interim solution adding an additional platform behind the conning tower with a second 2 cm Flak.
  
• 4th conning tower conversion:
  Final conversion with two 2 cm Flakzwilling on the conning tower and on the platform a 2 cm Flakvierling or modernized 3.7 cm Flak.

Afaik the quad 2 cm was another interim solution because the 3.7 cm were only available in 1944. Though some U-boats even had the twin 3.7 cm on that platform.
The 3rd one was only for the type VIID mine layers. The additional platform wouldn't fit so they widened the conning tower.

[Bang Bang Feuer Frei]

Originally posted by Mr. Foreskin:

Originally posted by Bang Bang Feuer Frei:

It does not say which part will be conversed but I am guessing it is about adding some new Flak to the rear part of the tower.

I'm surprised it doesn't mention anything in game but yes, they were all focused on AA improvements.

• 1st conning tower conversion:
  Solely a thing for the Mediterranean, which added two double barreled 13.2 mm Breda MGs
  
• 2nd conning tower conversion:
  An interim solution adding an additional platform behind the conning tower with a second 2 cm Flak.
  
• 4th conning tower conversion:
  Final conversion with two 2 cm Flakzwilling on the conning tower and on the platform a 2 cm Flakvierling or modernized 3.7 cm Flak.

Afaik the quad 2 cm was another interim solution because the 3.7 cm were only available in 1944. Though some U-boats even had the twin 3.7 cm on that platform.
The 3rd one was only for the type VIID mine layers. The additional platform wouldn't fit so they widened the conning tower.

Hey, thanks for the list :)
Actually I only meant the word "Turmumbau" does not indicate which part of the Turm will be umgebaut (conversed). Could be anything. But I guess in the game it refers to the changes of the AA capacities as you have listed.