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Old 05-19-07, 03:53 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Captain Nemo
The attack periscope has a blind spot i.e. immediately above the u-boat. The observation scope largly covers this blind spot and is therefore better at spotting approaching aircraft. I gathered this information from a book I am reading at the moment 'U333 The Story of a U-boat Ace' by Peter Cremer.

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QFT and btw that was a great read Nemo "Ali" Cremer was a character to say the least.
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