Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

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Type VIIc U-Boot [DLC]
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Type VIIc U-Boot [DLC]

Description
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
But if i have forgotten anything or you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

UPDATE
The submarine now simulates a compressed air system to purge the ballast tanks, fire torpedo's and start the engines. Air pressure can be checked at various dials through the submarine. To replenish compressed air, the submarine needs to be on the surface and you must use either the electrical compressor or the diesel compressor at the very aft of the submarine. Make sure the intake and exhaust valves are open!

History
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war.

The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III and especially the cancelled Type UG. The type UG was designed through the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw Den Haag (I.v.S) to circumvent the limitations of the Treaty of Versailles, and was built by foreign shipyards. The Finnish Vetehinen class and Spanish Type E-1 also provided some of the basis for the Type VII design. These designs led to the Type VII along with Type I, the latter being built in AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, Germany. The production of Type I was stopped after only two boats; the reasons for this are not certain. The design of the Type I was further used in the development of the Type VII and Type IX.

Type VII submarines were the most widely used U-boats of the war and were the most produced submarine class in history, with 703 built. The type had several modifications. The Type VII was the most numerous U-boat type to be involved in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Features
  • Front, main and rear ballast tanks for diving
  • Diesel-electric propulsion
  • Working Schnorkel for periscope depth battery charging
  • Two working periscopes
  • 4 torpedo tubes with working torpedo's
  • Sonar and radio equipment

Layout
  • Conning tower
  • Front Torpedo room
  • Front crew and officers compartment
  • Radio and Sonar room
  • Front lavatory
  • Main control room
  • Rear crew compartment
  • Galley and rear lavatory
  • Engine room
  • Generator room


The Diesel engines are coupled to the generators. These generators charge the batteries. The batteries power the electric motors.
To use the Diesel engines to power the ship propellers, head to the generator room and decouple the Generator and Electromotor Kupplungs, and couple the Diesel Kupplung. The Diesel engines now power the propellers directly. At the helm, you can press the Switch Throttle to Diesel button below the throttle to link the throttle to the diesel engine instead of the Eletric motor. When sailing at full throttle the generators can not keep up with the electric motors, so the battery will drain slowly. Use less throttle to allow the generators to charge the batteries fully.

The ship has two battery packs, one in the front (Vor) and one in the back. (Hinter) These are coupled, but can be decoupled using the Batterie Vor/Hinter Kupplung breaker in the generator room.

In case of flooding, use the Abteilpumpe in the control room to drain the compartments that are flooding.

How to start
  • Enter the submarine at the top of the conning tower.
  • Head to the generator room in the rear of the submarine. Switch both electric motor breakers on the generator
    panels
  • Go to the engine room, on the right hand side flip the fuel pump (kraftstoffpump) breakers. On the engine, click the
    engine start buttons. They will start themselves.
  • Head to the control room and use the helm. You are now ready to sail!


How to dive
  • On the right of the helm in the control room, you will find your Ballast Vor, Haupt and Hinter. (Forward, main and
    Rear) Press Fullen to fill the tanks. Leeren empties them.
  • After the tanks have filled, use your Tauchrudder (diving rudder) to initiate the dive. (controls are sticky)
  • Note, your Diesel engines will suffocate if you are under the sealevel. You can use the Schnorkel to sustain air
    supply when sailing at periscope depth.

How to fire the torpedo's
  • Press the applicable Ruhr Offnen (open tube) button to flood and open the tube
  • Push the applicable Fueur Ruhr lever to fire!
  • Close the tube by pressing the Ruhr Offnen button again

Translations
Tiefe - depth
Tauchruhrstand - dive rudder angle
Ruhrstand - rudder angle
Fahrt - speed (in knots)
U/min - RPM
Kraftstoff - fuel
Kraftstoffdruck - fuel pressure
Kraftstoffpumpe - fuel pumps
Schraube - propeller
Kupplung - clutch


Sonar: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2643002133

Hydrophone: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2643080052
184 Comments
meredith999 Sep 2, 2024 @ 10:21am 
yeah i want to use this but the german controls i dont understand
RMS Olympic (1912) Sep 2, 2024 @ 2:50am 
The Ship Kind Of Looks Cool, But Most Of The Controls Being Labled In German Makes The Startup Procedure Complex.
SergeantTeaspoon  [author] Aug 17, 2024 @ 1:17pm 
yeah it seems it needs a mayor overhaul at this point
Kameha Aug 17, 2024 @ 12:39pm 
Hey, thought to mention that this might be a fuel pressure problem related to a recent update. It isnt just this ship ive seen with these problems.
Kameha Aug 17, 2024 @ 8:11am 
also, Depth steering doesnt work for me
Kameha Aug 17, 2024 @ 8:11am 
Welcome to stormworks, where every update ruins every ship everytime
SergeantTeaspoon  [author] Aug 17, 2024 @ 6:15am 
Ill see if i can fix it in the near future. i am however getting frustrated with stormworks at this point, this has been the 5th time i had to fix this submarine
Kameha Aug 17, 2024 @ 4:11am 
right side engine gets to about 300 RPM before startup failure
Kameha Aug 17, 2024 @ 4:10am 
While fuel pressure left is at around 19, Right side flutters around 12
Kameha Aug 17, 2024 @ 4:06am 
After extended time using the submarine, the Right diesel Engine fails to properly continue functioning, fuel pressure on the right side is below what the left engine has.