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Old 02-19-14, 09:02 AM   #4
BigWalleye
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Originally Posted by GreyBeard View Post
All movies take liberties with truth and accuracy, including the aforementioned two. It's called suspension of disbelief. The bigger the tale they tell and make it appear believable/real at the same time the more profit they rake in.
Which is why any movie except a documentary should not be assumed to be a valid reference source for historical research.

And yet, for example, the periscope graticle used by most SH3 GUIs is borrowed from Das Boot, not from a surviving example of a WW2 vintage U-boat periscope. I suspect that's because it's what gamers expect to see.
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