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fastfed · 09-20-10, 05:42 PM

I was curious about the food carried on the u-boats and was doing some reading..
Uboat.net has this article

http://www.uboat.net/men/foodstuffs.htm

If you add up the numbers thats almost 14 tons of food.. For something like 60 men..

I thought it was a little high and then looked at MODERN subs, with 100+ men.. They only have about 7 tons of food..

I cannot believe that 60 men would need 14 tons of food for 10 or so weeks, while a modern nuclear sub goes for 4 months with double the men and half of the food..

It makes me wonder how many things are really off when it comes to the facts of history..

Like the book "Iron Coffins"
Everyone here says take it with a grain of salt, that most was made up.. I was expecting people to complain about things like Werner constantly going to 280-290+ meters DAILY in a Type 7 uboat, yet people complain about stories being someone elses..

In any case.....

09-20-10, 05:42 PM	#1
fastfed Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 786 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	I think Uboat.net is wrong.. (food conversation) I was curious about the food carried on the u-boats and was doing some reading.. Uboat.net has this article http://www.uboat.net/men/foodstuffs.htm If you add up the numbers thats almost 14 tons of food.. For something like 60 men.. I thought it was a little high and then looked at MODERN subs, with 100+ men.. They only have about 7 tons of food.. I cannot believe that 60 men would need 14 tons of food for 10 or so weeks, while a modern nuclear sub goes for 4 months with double the men and half of the food.. It makes me wonder how many things are really off when it comes to the facts of history.. Like the book "Iron Coffins" Everyone here says take it with a grain of salt, that most was made up.. I was expecting people to complain about things like Werner constantly going to 280-290+ meters DAILY in a Type 7 uboat, yet people complain about stories being someone elses.. In any case.....