Kittyhawk Jackpot by mac4gman
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WW II-era 'pigboats' actually only spent a relatively small percentage of their patrol time running submerged. They needed to flush their ventilation systems and recharge their batteries fairly frequently. As long as they didn't encounter problems due to mechanical failures or combat damage, they could do their surface running at night or under cover of weather, etc. But a German U-Boat that was damaged and running for home on the surface was vulnerable and a plum target for RAF patrols of the North Atlantic convoy approaches.
The RAF's favorite variant of the Curtiss P-40 was the Kittyhawk, and since it was most effective at medium to low altitudes I imagine it saw a lot of service in 'close support' roles such as the North Atlantic patrols. I doubt very many RAF pilots ever saw a U-Boat on the surface, but I'm sure those who did were dancing with glee in their cockpits as they dealt out a little payback for all the damage 'those damnable Kraut pigboats' did....
More fun with freebie war models from Bazze.....Kept trying to do this one in Bryce,
but gave up after three app crashes when image was nearly done rendering - aarrrgh!
Comments (11)
VRG
That's a great render and story, mac!
kasalin
Wonderful idea and work
akulla
Bummer dude, as an ex-sub sailor I can feel the pain. Nice work.
Wryter
Nice..............well done..loves the low level angle and night shot........... ...perfect
hipps13
awesome work warm hug, Linda
ontar1
Fantastic scene, love the details, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RubyT
Very cool!
ACue
Love it. Great scene with lots of energy. Thanks for posting this. I wish we'd see more of these types of images.
vkoontz
Kittyhawk,Tomahawk,Warhawk dependining on the service. Nice render but will he pull up in time to avoid collision with the conning tower?
2121
fantastic, great action work, well done
NetWorthy
My dad had a chance to fly a P-40 shortly after the close of WWII - loved the experience. He said any pilot who flew one loved it. Great POV and composition here - the sky and sea really do look like the north sea...