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Freiwillige · 01-23-09, 06:58 PM

I did'nt say anything about scrapping the entire German fleet, I was Talking about the Bizmark And Tirpitz. Just those two ships alone would provide the materials for 300 U-boats. And lets add the failed carrier Graf whatever that was never completed to the list. Now keep in mind that the first of these ships were laid down initially in what 37'? Thats almost three years before war. To train 300 Submarine crews in 3 years is not unacheivable. With 300 U-boats Germany would have still benn able to land in Norway. They had the Scharnhorts, Gneisneu, Deutschland class ships Etc. Plus all the tin cans, With a massive U-boat screen between England and Norway!

Secondly, Nobody was drafted into the Ubootwaffe. It was an all volunteer force. And with the prestige the U-boat arm held within the German navy, Volunteers were never short. Almost everyone wanted to command a battleship or a U-boat.

01-23-09, 06:58 PM	#74
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I did'nt say anything about scrapping the entire German fleet, I was Talking about the Bizmark And Tirpitz. Just those two ships alone would provide the materials for 300 U-boats. And lets add the failed carrier Graf whatever that was never completed to the list. Now keep in mind that the first of these ships were laid down initially in what 37'? Thats almost three years before war. To train 300 Submarine crews in 3 years is not unacheivable. With 300 U-boats Germany would have still benn able to land in Norway. They had the Scharnhorts, Gneisneu, Deutschland class ships Etc. Plus all the tin cans, With a massive U-boat screen between England and Norway! Secondly, Nobody was drafted into the Ubootwaffe. It was an all volunteer force. And with the prestige the U-boat arm held within the German navy, Volunteers were never short. Almost everyone wanted to command a battleship or a U-boat.