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Old 05-21-06, 02:54 PM   #16
Sailor Steve
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Originally Posted by Type941
Uboats were lined with wood from the inside? Silencing measure or... ?
Morale measure. You can bear living somewhere harsh if you have more comforts. U-boats didn't have room for washing machines or meat lockers like US boats, so they made do with wood panelling. The 'Old Man' talks about it in the long version of Das Boot.
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