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Frogman
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:40 pm
by Tanaka
does anyone have any information on these equipment these guys use, or the suits worn by frogman during the war in general, the material the suits were made from for example.
And does anyone know anyone thats good at metal work
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:28 pm
by jdeleur
Did they use thes on suicide torpedos?
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:43 pm
by Tanaka
no as all there submersables were fully enclosed so there was no need.
These suits were purely designed so the guy could stay underwater in special pill boxes for up to 10 hours waiting for the invasion fleet to arrive, then he would swim up underneath the ship and blow it to hell
Re: Frogman
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:56 pm
by jdeleur
Tanaka wrote:
And does anyone know anyone thats good at metal work
What has to be done
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:19 pm
by Tanaka
well the helmet would need to be built from scratch and then all the bottles and metal fittings would have to be knocked up, hopefully we could get new bits which are close to the original design, afterall whos going to know.
Im going to get on to Japan and see if they have any better pictures of design sheets, afterall the company that made that model had to get their info from somewhere
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:17 pm
by jdeleur
Found this for you.
Information on this subject is very scarce
http://uk.geocities.com/sadakichi09/navy/IJN00.htm
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:31 pm
by Tanaka
nice one, the more i can get now, the more likely my mate will be able to find out about them.
from what i've read only 1200 Fukuryu graduated and another 2800 were in training when the war ended
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:34 pm
by jdeleur
What are your sources?
Did look in some of the books i have but still no info.
Have just one book left but i doubt there is any info in it
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:45 pm
by Tanaka
my main source for all these suicidal weapons is ''Suicide Squads'' by Richard O'Neill, good book lots of information on all these weapons but again not much on these Crouching Dragons.
i just reckon this might be a good set up for in the evening after the public go, could fill the 3 tanks up with drink, hook up one of the tubes to go into the helmet and your set for all night then, without having to use your hands to hold you drink
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:58 pm
by jdeleur
Haha.. that would be fun
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:59 pm
by Tanaka
it would also mean i would be the most suitably dressed when it pisses it down at Beltring or Detling
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:05 pm
by jdeleur
Better don't think about that
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:07 pm
by Tanaka
its nothing to worry about, its England after all, ofcourse it will rain