The rudders on her hat have clearly been blown off.
On another note, I somehow thought they were conning tower hats despite the red portion and I only realized which part of a sub they were supposed to be when i saw the torpedo tubes.
And on a final note, I hope that artists have them launching torps from their hats.
If I-8 can launch massive torpedoes from her books, I don't think I-14 or I-13 firing torpedoes from their bow hats is gonna be much of a problem.
I'm pretty sure that counts as straight-up magic teleporting a torpedo in, not "launching" a torpedo from a torpedo tube, though. Outside of symbolism, you might as well say that torpedoes are launched by simply winking, making a "V-sign" over your eye, and yelling "Mikuru beeeeemuuu!" to make a torpedo pop out from between your fingers at that point.
Submarines are probably the most nonsensical of all the (already quite nonsensical) shipgirls, however. It's not like Iku seems to have any way to launch torpedoes other than hauling a single salvo's worth of them by hand, or any other equipment other than a deck gun strapped to her thigh and whatever is supposed to be in her hair. The submarines also just apparently breathe water? Indefinitely? It's not like fuel consumption or needing to recharge batteries are ever explained.
The rudders on her hat have clearly been blown off.
On another note, I somehow thought they were conning tower hats despite the red portion and I only realized which part of a sub they were supposed to be when i saw the torpedo tubes.
And on a final note, I hope that artists have them launching torps from their hats.
The submarines also just apparently breathe water? Indefinitely? It's not like fuel consumption or needing to recharge batteries are ever explained.
Most fan descriptions of the subs do seem to portray them as having abilities similar to nuclear submarines that stay submerged indefinitely, and less like actual WW2 subs that often switched between surfaced and submerged states to top up their batteries. And I don't think we've ever seen an "official" portrayal of just how subs in Kancolle are supposed to work sans game mechanics so...
Most fan descriptions of the subs do seem to portray them as having abilities similar to nuclear submarines that stay submerged indefinitely, and less like actual WW2 subs that often switched between surfaced and submerged states to top up their batteries. And I don't think we've ever seen an "official" portrayal of just how subs in Kancolle are supposed to work sans game mechanics so...
I think most portrayals allow for breathing underwater, since they appear capable of speaking while submerged and they're not spitting up air bubbles when they do it. (Of course, that also raises questions about how their vocal chords work, since sound behaves quite differently underwater...)
EDIT: For something about "nuclear" submarine in WW2, I think that's not right. From what I know, I'm sure it was what it called submarines "snorkel". Allowing them to submerged for a longer time without surfacing. By raising exhaust pipe (snorkel) for ejecting diesel smoke plus taking and recharging O2 and the batteries.
EDIT: For something about "nuclear" submarine in WW2, I think that's not right. From what I know, I'm sure it was what it called submarines "snorkel". Allowing them to submerged for a longer time without surfacing. By raising exhaust pipe (snorkel) for ejecting diesel smoke plus taking and recharging O2 and the batteries.
I'm not sure what that link is meant to imply...
Snorkels didn't really exist in the IJN. There were attempts by the Japanese to make them, but they entered service too late to be useful. The only class built to take advantage of snorkels was the Sentaka-Dai class, of which only the I-201, I-202, and I-203 were completed (in 1945 - just a few months before the end of the war), and none of them actually performed a mission.
Regardless, the characters themselves aren't portrayed with snorkels, nor breathing through them, and we're talking about how shipgirls actually perform the equivalent action of a real naval vessel.
Snorkels didn't really exist in the IJN. There were attempts by the Japanese to make them, but they entered service too late to be useful. The only class built to take advantage of snorkels was the Sentaka-Dai class, of which only the I-201, I-202, and I-203 were completed (in 1945 - just a few months before the end of the war), and none of them actually performed a mission.
Regardless, the characters themselves aren't portrayed with snorkels, nor breathing through them, and we're talking about how shipgirls actually perform the equivalent action of a real naval vessel.
For the image link, please focused on the enclosed hangar lying on the both side, not that enclosed covered mountain hangar.
Yes, correct. For the use of the snorkel is way too late for IJN, like I-201 completed right with her sister (I-202) at February and I-203 in May 1945. None of them saw in action. Also, about I-201...
Oh, wait.. I'm drunk again... Ah well, let's say it is about the artist perception.
I didn't see if you guys talking about how shipgirls actually perform the equivalent action of a real naval vessel, so I just jump in your topic...
For the image link, please focused on the enclosed hangar lying on the both side, not that enclosed covered mountain hangar.
Indeed, it's not so much "retracted", as it is folded against the side of the hanger. Regardless there's still no damage to it, since the catapult is still clearly visible in this image.