01-20-24, 02:20 PM
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Gefallen Engel U-666
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why wait?
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Originally Posted by The Milkman
Id be more than happy to get you any reference material on the U-505 since its near my home. I know its a type IXC but Im pretty sure theyre very similar. Its like a 20 min drive away.
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 https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/20...rine-interior/ Again, as on the U-505 at its capture, externally stored 'eels' fared poorly. U-505 toploaded eel after depth-charge damage recieved during capture> 
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Originally Posted by AktungBBy
The type VII could carry 14 'eels' and the Type IX could carry 12 internally with 10 more externally....however early on those external (steam only eels because torpedo batteries need constant servicing) were reduced to only a few as damage from depth charging and the hazards of reloading at sea(2-3 hours-long unable to dive!!??) The IX's were ordered out of the primary Battle of Atlantic theater to safer areas. 'Money (DeutchMarks) is the sinews of war' and the cost of IX's unable to function with their intended 33% increased eel-firepower is a violation of that principle both tactically and strategically.
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Last edited by Aktungbby; 01-20-24 at 02:43 PM.
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