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Bronzewing · 06-02-09, 03:24 AM

Yeah, the M boats were BADLY overloaded by that 12" gun.
They were designated as "Monitor Submarines" although it was recorded at that time that; "The term is used, for want of a better one". Crew's called them Mutton boats because the gun mounting resembled a leg of mutton. As far as I can see it was an early equivilent of cruise missile submarines of today, bombarding land based targets from coastal waters. Although there also seems to have been a serious proposal to use the M boats to hunt down enemy cruisers...

06-02-09, 03:24 AM	#29
Bronzewing Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Leicester Posts: 104 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Yeah, the M boats were BADLY overloaded by that 12" gun. They were designated as "Monitor Submarines" although it was recorded at that time that; "The term is used, for want of a better one". Crew's called them Mutton boats because the gun mounting resembled a leg of mutton. As far as I can see it was an early equivilent of cruise missile submarines of today, bombarding land based targets from coastal waters. Although there also seems to have been a serious proposal to use the M boats to hunt down enemy cruisers... __________________ "I say Number one, my end is diving. What the hell is your end doing?"