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The Wolf Pack

The Wolf Pack: A Collection Of U-Boat Modelling Articles

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The Wolf Pack

Contents

Introduction

Articles: Kriegsmarine U-Boat Colours & Markings

Type VIIC Free-Flooding Vent Patterns

Type VII U-Boat Modifications

The Snorting Bull Insignia

U 96 & The Laughing Sawfish

German U-Boat Victory Pennants

U-Boat Model Kits & Accessories

Super-detailing Revell’s 1/72nd Type VIIC U-Boat*

Revell Type VIIC Checklist

Appendices: References

Photo Sources

Recommended Reading

Index

* Super-detailing Revell’s 1/72nd Type VIIC U-Boat by Wink Grisé

All other articles by Dougie Martindale

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Contents

Introduction............................................................................................. 7

Induction ....................................................................................................................................................... 7

A seminal release .......................................................................................................................................... 8

The allure of the VIIC.................................................................................................................................. 9

A growing collection..................................................................................................................................... 9

The Wolf Pack ............................................................................................................................................ 10

The SubCommittee Report articles .......................................................................................................... 12

Additional articles ...................................................................................................................................... 12

Kriegsmarine U-Boat Colours & Markings ......................................... 13

 Part I - Introduction........................................................................................... 13

 Part II – Difficulties In Determining U-Boat Colours ...................................... 13

Documentation............................................................................................................................................ 14

Photographs ................................................................................................................................................ 14

Paint Quality............................................................................................................................................... 15

Summary Of Identification Problems ...................................................................................................... 15

 Part III - Standard Kriegsmarine Paints ............................................................ 16

Hellgrau 50 .................................................................................................................................................. 19

 Part IV - U-Boat Colours .................................................................................. 20

Lower hull colours...................................................................................................................................... 20

Pre-war colours .......................................................................................................................................... 22

Wartime upper greys ................................................................................................................................. 25

 Part V - Camouflage ......................................................................................... 30

Camouflage colours.................................................................................................................................... 32

 Part VI - Insignia, Tonnage & Tactical Markings ............................................ 33

Tactical markings ....................................................................................................................................... 36

 Part VII - Miscellaneous Colours ..................................................................... 37

Conning tower ............................................................................................................................................ 37

Guns............................................................................................................................................................. 40

Hull .............................................................................................................................................................. 40

Waterline draft markings .......................................................................................................................... 41

Deck parts ................................................................................................................................................... 42

 Part VIII - Wooden Deck .................................................................................. 42

 Part IX - Weathering ......................................................................................... 44

Weathering above the waterline ............................................................................................................... 44

Weathering below the waterline ............................................................................................................... 46

 Part XI – Acknowledgements & Useful Links ................................................. 50

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Type VIIC Free-Flooding Vent Patterns .............................................. 51

 Part I – Introduction .......................................................................................... 51

 Part II – Free-Flooding Vents ........................................................................... 51

Variations in vent patterns ........................................................................................................................ 51

Main free-flooding vent patterns .............................................................................................................. 52

Diesel exhaust outlets ................................................................................................................................. 55

Medium-sized vents above central drainage area ................................................................................... 56

Vents near torpedo doors........................................................................................................................... 58

Two/three vents next to stem ..................................................................................................................... 59

Twelve circular vents above torpedo doors.............................................................................................. 59

Curved line of vents above central drainage area ................................................................................... 60

Three vents at rear of saddle tanks........................................................................................................... 62

Vents behind forward hydroplanes .......................................................................................................... 62

Vents near rear hydroplanes ..................................................................................................................... 62

Vents aft of the rudders ............................................................................................................................. 63

 Part III - Central Drainage Area ....................................................................... 64

 Part IV - Type VII U-Boat Batches .................................................................. 66

Type VII U-Boat Modifications ........................................................... 69

 Part I - Introduction........................................................................................... 69

 Part II - Type VIIA & VIIB Modifications....................................................... 70

Pre-war features ......................................................................................................................................... 70

Early war VIIA and VIIB modifications.................................................................................................. 72

VIIA and VIIB deck railings ..................................................................................................................... 76

Differentiating between variants............................................................................................................... 77

 Part III – Early Type VIIC Modifications ........................................................ 78

Air intake grills........................................................................................................................................... 78

Mast antenna housing ................................................................................................................................ 79

Earliest VIIC features ................................................................................................................................ 80

U 93 – U 98 .................................................................................................................................................. 85

Attack periscope base................................................................................................................................. 88

Diesel exhaust outlets ................................................................................................................................. 88

S-Gerät ......................................................................................................................................................... 88

Early VIIC deck railings............................................................................................................................ 89

Other early VIIC modifications ................................................................................................................ 91

Tower........................................................................................................................................................... 92

Deck ............................................................................................................................................................. 96

Radar......................................................................................................................................................... 101

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Other mid-to-late war modifications ...................................................................................................... 102

 Part V – Final Thoughts .................................................................................. 102

Museum boat U 995.................................................................................................................................. 102

Suitability of the Revell kits..................................................................................................................... 103

The Snorting Bull Insignia.................................................................. 104

 Part I - Original Bull Of Scapa Flow Insignia ................................................ 104

 Part II - Snorting Bull On 7 th U-Flottille U-Boats .......................................... 106

 Part III - The Laughing Cow Of Lorient......................................................... 111

U 96 & The Laughing Sawfish........................................................... 112

 Part I - The Real U 96 ..................................................................................... 112

 Part II - 9 th U-Flottille Sawfish ....................................................................... 114

 Part III - Das Boot........................................................................................... 115

 Part IV – The Perennial Sawfish Colour Debate ............................................ 116

 Part V – AMP Sawfish Decals........................................................................ 117

German U-Boat Victory Pennants...................................................... 119

 Part I - Merchant Ship Victory Pennants ........................................................ 119

 Part II - Warship & Aircraft Victory Pennants ............................................... 122

 Part III - Tonnage Figures............................................................................... 122

 Part IV - Commissioning Pennant .................................................................. 124

 Part V - AMP Flag Range ............................................................................... 125

U-Boat Model Kits & Accessories ..................................................... 127

 Part I – Introduction ........................................................................................ 127

 Part II – 1/32 nd to 1/60 th scale ......................................................................... 130

 Part III –1/72 nd scale ....................................................................................... 132

 Part IV – 1/96 th to 1/150 th scale ...................................................................... 135

 Part V – 1/200 th to 1/700 th scale...................................................................... 136

 Part VI –Manufacturer & Supplier Websites.................................................. 139

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