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Originally Posted by pythos
I am sure the statements about lugers being shot in a submarine are meant in a joking manner.
But gotta say, the bullets in a gun like that would be of a material that would hurt or kill a human, but not go through the hull of the boat, or ricochet. For obvious reasons.
Such weapons did exist for the specific purpose of shooting in such a vessel.
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I know of at least one instance where an on-board shooting did take place:
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Originally Posted by uboat.net
While outbound east of the Azores on 24 Oct, 1943 the boat was severely attacked by depth charges. Peter Zschech apparently broke down and took his own life with a handgun in the control room of the boat. The IWO, Oblt. Paul Mayer (26), then took command, evaded the pursuers and returned the boat to Lorient on 7. Nov, 1943.
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"My entire control room crew shot themselves, just for fun. Now my sub won't do what I want! Ubisoft sux!"