Thread: Destroyer hooks
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Old 10-08-09, 12:35 PM   #3
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Submerged Type VIIc uboat displaces almost 1000 tons. British 'J' class destroyer displaces 1690 tons. Destroyer hooks uboat while it's diving:

1) Hook snags outer hull of uboat and rips a hole that really won't affect the boat other than slowing it down a bit due to the jagged edges.

2) Hook snags something solid and destroyer suddenly finds itself attached to 1000 rapidly sinking tons. Kind of like deep-sea fishing and snagging a whale.
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