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FAdmiral · 09-03-05, 04:05 PM

Yes, U-123 did do some shelling but was in pitch black night shooting at the coast lit up like a Chirstmas tree. You could
see targets clearly and watch your shells explode. If Adm.
King (CNO) had listened to the Brits, that would have never happened. The British had 3 years of experience protecting their coastline and the American Navy was about as naive as you could get off the US east coast in early 1942....

JIM

PS. The US was very lucky that Hitler never let Doenitz send more
than 6 boats to the US east coast !! Probably never than 3 or 4 were there at any one time, the others were in transit.

09-03-05, 04:05 PM	#6
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Yes, U-123 did do some shelling but was in pitch black night shooting at the coast lit up like a Chirstmas tree. You could see targets clearly and watch your shells explode. If Adm. King (CNO) had listened to the Brits, that would have never happened. The British had 3 years of experience protecting their coastline and the American Navy was about as naive as you could get off the US east coast in early 1942.... JIM PS. The US was very lucky that Hitler never let Doenitz send more than 6 boats to the US east coast !! Probably never than 3 or 4 were there at any one time, the others were in transit. __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org