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SilentOtto · 08-07-12, 05:35 PM

So true!

I'm reading U-boat Killer, a book by Donald Macintyre, who was the escort commander on the attack where Kretschmer's U99 and Schepke's U100 were sunk. In more than one attack account, he says they didnt even bother to shoot their guns when the seas were a bit rough, since firing from a small moving platform, on moving seas, to another small moving target, was totally useless. They always tried to pursue in order to ram, or make the sub submerge so they could attack with depth charges.

08-07-12, 05:35 PM	#11
SilentOtto Engineer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BF79 Posts: 209 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	So true! I'm reading U-boat Killer, a book by Donald Macintyre, who was the escort commander on the attack where Kretschmer's U99 and Schepke's U100 were sunk. In more than one attack account, he says they didnt even bother to shoot their guns when the seas were a bit rough, since firing from a small moving platform, on moving seas, to another small moving target, was totally useless. They always tried to pursue in order to ram, or make the sub submerge so they could attack with depth charges.