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Originally Posted by sublynx
This is an interesting question and I tried to find some info on the differences of "FAT boats" and "LUT boats". I couldn't find anything on the internet. However I found a mention that FAT and LUT torpedoes are discussed in a book about German torpedoes:
http://www.amazon.de/Torpedos-deutsc.../dp/3813208427
Maybe this book could help. It is in German though (it's only 9,95 euroes, I'm thinking about buying it myself, though my skills in German are pretty meager). My guess is that there was not enough LUT torpedoes for every boat and that they gave LUT torpedoes to boats that they wanted to have extra maneuverability in their attack approaches. |
Thanks for looking, and the link.
(The german language doesn't work for me either.)
I'm wondering if perhaps captain & key crew members would have to be specialy qualified in the complexities of the LUT torpedo. There seems to be much to learn.
I'm somewhat torn between being anxiouse to try them, and fearful of not understanding how to properly use them. 1944 is not a forgiving time for experimenting. Therefor, should my boat survive for another patrol, I think I'll stick with the simpler FATs. Even they seem to consume much ekstra time.