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Old 01-28-13, 01:09 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike View Post
There were documented instances of Destroyers going in to ram Submarines in WWII with guns blazing. One battle even resulted in the Destroyer becoming lodged in the Submarine (much like in TEB) and the crews of their respective ships fighting it out with their small arms (because the main armaments of the Destroyer cannot depress at such an angle).
USS Borie vs U-405:
http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdec...1503&pid=21504

USS Buckley vs U-66:
http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-66BuckleyReport.htm
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