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KarabekianKaleun · 11-13-13, 05:46 PM

Aircraft in WW2 in general were extremely inefficient, as proved by many reports after the war. How the myth was created of air superiority and its devastating effect in Normandy for example I do not know. Even if it certainly was a huge deterrent from a logistical point of view.

But in a submarine targeted by cannons and bombs? It does not take much imagination to tell you it is not very healthy. If a hull is some 30 mm thick at best (outer hull included) (I'm just guessing but I doubt it was thicker in WW2 given it was steel) a 20 mm gun could penetrate some 20 mm steel at a unfavorable angle (60°) it would perhaps not sink the boat but would definitely compromise its integrity and its equipment. Combined with bombs or rockets it would be even more dangerous. Add to that the post by blackswan!

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KarabekianKaleun Watch Join Date: May 2012 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26 Downloads: 167 Uploads: 0	Aircraft in WW2 in general were extremely inefficient, as proved by many reports after the war. How the myth was created of air superiority and its devastating effect in Normandy for example I do not know. Even if it certainly was a huge deterrent from a logistical point of view. But in a submarine targeted by cannons and bombs? It does not take much imagination to tell you it is not very healthy. If a hull is some 30 mm thick at best (outer hull included) (I'm just guessing but I doubt it was thicker in WW2 given it was steel) a 20 mm gun could penetrate some 20 mm steel at a unfavorable angle (60°) it would perhaps not sink the boat but would definitely compromise its integrity and its equipment. Combined with bombs or rockets it would be even more dangerous. Add to that the post by blackswan! Last edited by KarabekianKaleun; 11-13-13 at 05:58 PM.