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Stymnus · 08-04-05, 06:23 PM

You want to see a frustrated man? Read the BdU Diaries of Admiral Donitz at http://www.uboatarchive.net/BDUKTB.htm, especially the first months of the war. The torpedo problem was a very annoying and in many cases dangerous one...some of the premature detonations damaged subs, and may have even been responsible for the loss of some boats. it was certainly accounting for much frustration from the crews. They were talking about one commander that fired four torpedos at a ship at dock in a port and all four were duds. It was responsible for a lot more trouble than was necessary in invading Denmark and Norway in March of 1940.

Who knows how the war would have come to pass if they had not had so many technical glitches and an over-controlling dictator running everything?

08-04-05, 06:23 PM	#9
Stymnus A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wilton, NH Posts: 72 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	asdf You want to see a frustrated man? Read the BdU Diaries of Admiral Donitz at http://www.uboatarchive.net/BDUKTB.htm, especially the first months of the war. The torpedo problem was a very annoying and in many cases dangerous one...some of the premature detonations damaged subs, and may have even been responsible for the loss of some boats. it was certainly accounting for much frustration from the crews. They were talking about one commander that fired four torpedos at a ship at dock in a port and all four were duds. It was responsible for a lot more trouble than was necessary in invading Denmark and Norway in March of 1940. Who knows how the war would have come to pass if they had not had so many technical glitches and an over-controlling dictator running everything?