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Saukko · 08-21-06, 04:26 PM

Maybe not worth it, but more or less historically correct.

I found this at uboat.net, U-596 did some deck gun practice on 20th and 21st August 1943.

Date - U-boat - Commander - Name of ship - Tons - Nationality
20 Aug, 1943 - U-596 - Victor-Wilhelm Nonn - El Sayeda - 68 - Egyptian
21 Aug, 1943 - U-596 - Victor-Wilhelm Nonn - Panikos - 21 - British
21 Aug, 1943 - U-596 - Victor-Wilhelm Nonn - Namaz - 50 - British
21 Aug, 1943 - U-596 - Victor-Wilhelm Nonn - Lily - 132 - Palestinian

The Panikos was sunk with 25 rounds from the deck gun, the Namaz with 13 rounds and the Lily with 8 rounds.

See? First it took 25 rounds to sink a 21 ton boat, but then they finished 132 ton boat with just 8 rounds.

08-21-06, 04:26 PM	#12
Saukko Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 136 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Maybe not worth it, but more or less historically correct. I found this at uboat.net, U-596 did some deck gun practice on 20th and 21st August 1943. Date - U-boat - Commander - Name of ship - Tons - Nationality 20 Aug, 1943 - U-596 - Victor-Wilhelm Nonn - El Sayeda - 68 - Egyptian 21 Aug, 1943 - U-596 - Victor-Wilhelm Nonn - Panikos - 21 - British 21 Aug, 1943 - U-596 - Victor-Wilhelm Nonn - Namaz - 50 - British 21 Aug, 1943 - U-596 - Victor-Wilhelm Nonn - Lily - 132 - Palestinian The Panikos was sunk with 25 rounds from the deck gun, the Namaz with 13 rounds and the Lily with 8 rounds. See? First it took 25 rounds to sink a 21 ton boat, but then they finished 132 ton boat with just 8 rounds. Last edited by Saukko; 08-21-06 at 04:29 PM.