Uboat | U-552 | The Red Devils Stalking the Convoys

[@EggnogTheNog]

Fun fact; Tea was so important to the British war effort, British troops were supplied with more tea by volume than anything else except small-arms ammunition.

[@jacobhowerton3379]

And whiskey

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

7:37 Yep, good work, sailor at the bow, make sure that deck is properly mopped, it's gonna need it lol

[@SynapticTransmission]

Talk about being in denial. Lol

[@chrismillard4651]

I love your nice nature Taff, you keep it clean and kind and respectful all the time.............. and you don't execute your nappers which is always a plus :)

[@cuthalin4976]

We only did that in streams :) After a vote of course.

[@baddog9320]

And Us Yanks always do everything big. so we just made the biggest patch of tea. Though you limeys would like it. We were going to make some crescents too but them lobsters wouldn't send the flour.

[@p35flash97]

It wasn't a Caldwell Class. It was one of the 4-stackers the USA lend leased to UK in exchange for the bases on Iceland.

[@cmsxcb]

Yep! The most famous was HMS Campbeltown (formerly USS Buchanan) which was used in the St Nazaire raid in 1942. Strange fact - the US Navy ordered 50 of these destroyers to be built in 1916 but ended up with 111 of them by the end of WW1. There was such a surplus that many were converted to mine-sweepers and, even then, it was 1932 before the US Navy felt the need to order any further destroyers at all.

[@Seresh-j8m]

Well Caldwells, Wikes and Clemsons all seemed to have a similar build. But I am not sure I've heard of some with the fourth funnel removed.

[@richardjohnson4365]

It amazes me, how long you leave the periscope up, and the destroyers don't charge you!

[@PicPaN12]

Always enjoying this content

[@jameslanning8405]

Civilians call it a toilet. The Army calls it a 'latrine.' But in the Navy, it's a 'head.' "Clean the head you bilge rat!"

[@colindouglas7769]

In Scotland, we call it a "cludgie" or a "thunderbox"!

[@ChrisS-fh7zt]

True fact one of my ancestors came to America aboard one of the 3 ships involved in the Boston Tea party incident and start his new life in eastern Pennsylvania and later to Ohio after the Revolutionary war came to an end.

[@shawncadugan7033]

that is an amazing fact as a pennsylvanian whom is part welsh.

[@jamesrussell7760]

The entire cargo of two freighters was tea?????? Great Balls of Fire, I never would have thought tea was a valuable war material, but I yield to EggnogTheNog's obvious superior intellect! What is this? Sleeping on watch!!! You clean the head with your toothbrush!! Let that be a lesson!

[@willgnue2240]

Watched and 👍 Liked

[@longtimber]

If you want to see we Americans have a heart attack dump coffee into the sea. We're 98% addicted. lol

[@donaldwrightson]

The tea in the water incident,it was our pleasure! You're welcome!!!! Jk! Love all your content,keep up the great work!!!!

[@noseyparker6969]

Are you sure about that destroyer...? One has 3 funnels and the other has four

[@noseyparker6969]

Also, look amid ships, different

[@rufuszell]

@@noseyparker6969 the 4 stacker was a Town Class destroyer (formaly Wickes class in the USN) they were transferred to the UK navy early in the war in trade for bases around the world. A total of 50 of these destroyers were sent to the UK during WW2. Im sure Taff woulda noticed eventually but he is getting old 🤣

[@barbarossa1234]

You are awesome!

[@jyralnadreth4442]

Iron Fist AKA Taff's Luger....RIP to the Uboat Chat crew XD Didn't someone get executed like 4 times? 😂

[@donisys]

All in fun my tea island brother. Family still.

[@Bingo551]

From Boston..tea party ..😆

[@Iwanttodevourhumanflesh]

Great video :)

[@CalNostra1109]

we made the biggest cup of tea in homage to your culture.

[@mikefiero]

most of us Americans still don't know how to make a proper cup of tea no worries buddy lol

[@willreaver1425]

that's because we make iced tea

[@Pyxis10]

You mean you aren't supposed to dump tea in seawater? Well i've been doing that wrong for a decade or two.

[@johnsullivan6843]

That was... um... a group of natives who dumped the tea in Boston harbor. 😏 Yes, definitely a group of natives. 🤥

[@stevenahlberg1542]

I'm an American and it was funny sad thing is is most Americans probably don't even know what you're talking about

[@Plumbersmack]

Sinking a ship full of tea... why didn't the British surrender immediately? I believe that is how the revolution was won? :P

[@Mousecop225]

Not the tea....anything but the tea

[@cmeow2669]

Love you but coffee > tea. Not even close :)

[@StevenMRA]

I did want to ask - question, not critique - that NA-1, it's not armed, so why use a torpedo and not the deck gun. I'm trying to understand your tactical thinking and was curious, hope you don't mind I asked. As to your American viewers and the tea ... yes (sigh) we're Philistines. :P :)

[@jacobhowerton3379]

Is it possible to find your targets distance while timing their speed? Time saving?

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

Probably not

[@Albireo8]

I think that the tanker you attacked and initially described as an OL class, is not an Oi class, so pronounced "OL". I may be wrong....as it`s a Dale. Anyway Oi is actually and OL. I think.

[@MrJoeygoose]

The need more fire smoke and slower sinking.

[@jigorkij]

I think skipper/Watch officer isn't very good candidate for Iron fist skill, since he spends most of his time at either UZO or periscope. Chief Botswain could be better...

[@perpetualgrin5804]

Don't blame the ' Chief '.

[@Cassiobl]

Question here, how do you know the course of targets?

[@Cassiobl]

@@BrySmi thx bro

[@craigsavarese8631]

If they tried to keep the game historically accurate, why did they create fictitious commanders? U-552 was commanded by Erich Topp not Herman von Danningberg.

[@kamata93]

19:25 whats annoying is that your crew will operate the other periscope, so its really pointless. Sad noises

[@arthurcrego8297]

Great video regardless of the tea wise acre joke. Just remember if it wasn't for the USA you Brits would be speaking German and goosestepping...just kidding.

[@stevenahlberg1542]

English is a form of German Anglo-Saxon Saxons come from Germany

[@Chumazik777]

12900 km in 8 days? 🙃

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Roughly a warping speed of 70 km/h. That´ what I call a speedboat.

[@Andrew-315zz]

Still do not understand how u are figuring AOB in your calculation.... You seem to be figuring it by just looking at it....

[@shickoi6265]

Хорошая игра, но есть вопрос. Почему подводники после торпедирования не поднимаются и не расстреливают тех, кто выжил. Это же у европейцев такая традиция убивать всех, кто не по нраву.

[@MrCrazyScotsman]

Wait...isnt the US technically still neutral in April 1941? Is Taff trying to rewrite history by dragging the US into the war early?

[@KermitTheGamer21]

Plenty of US cargo ships were sunk in the Atlantic before they joined the war. Unlike the Lusitania, they were strictly cargo ships operated by a branch of the US Navy so the US government could not make the claim that the Germans were targeting civilians from a neutral country.

[@colindouglas7769]

You do know that Taff is playing as a U-boat skipper in the Deutsche Kriegsmarine? If the Yanks are silly enough to sail into a warzone as part of a convoy taking supplies to a belligerent nation, do you think Herr Hitler and Admiral Doenitz are going to have any qualms about looking on them as an enemy and, therefore, a legitimate target? Get real! The truth is the US Government gave Britain 50 WW1 vintage destroyers for use in convoy escort duty under Lend-Lease Agreement, so I'm sure a deranged nutter like Hitler would have considered that an act of war and ordered his naval commanders to show no mercy to any U.S. flagged ships.

[@sweeneyTodd-de4by]

Looking for a good U boat game.is there one better than this?

[@ParkeraNZ]

Yes. Silent Hunter 3 modded is unbeatable

[@woofdogmeow2159]

Lend lease destroyer's we lent UK. USA gave UK 50 DD's all from WW1 classes of 4 stack flush deck destroyers. your welcome

[@TheConfederate1863]

Can you sink a ship with one torpedo in this game?

[@JD-re3cj]

Yes even destroyers

[@sinsinsss5216]

Makane mikire persng karo koe ki yo susah senjata u melimpah..... Terus koe di bebaske mikire dimanfaatke tok... Lha biden White house kui paham pora.... Nek paham y memang sing ora ndue moral karo rakyatmu sebenre wong pentingmu dewe.

[@xxbambamxx7261]

What a bad game, they should've added sailors jumping off the boats etc, see them leaving in rescue boats, but no nothing... You should be able to capture crew from the target boats, or even shoot them down as they try to rescue themselves... This is what devs are doing, they go the cheapest way possible, and don't want to put more work into it then they really need...

[@ParkeraNZ]

You can "capture" crew from the lifeboats, just get close enough and the options are there.