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HMCS · 09-06-07, 09:53 PM

The do the job they were designed to do... kill us.

My dad was a Leading Coder in the RCNVR during WWII, from 1941 to 1945. He didn't talk about it much (as is usual for combat veterans), but the only U-Boat kill he ever participated in, (HMCS Huntsville) was pretty much the work of an RN Black Swan that used the Squid forward-throwing dc system. The U-Boat was thoroughly killed.

He said that him and several mates were sent in a motor launch to pick up 'evidence' of the kill...

09-06-07, 09:53 PM	#2
HMCS Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Squaresville, daddy-O. Posts: 394 Downloads: 186 Uploads: 0	The do the job they were designed to do... kill us. My dad was a Leading Coder in the RCNVR during WWII, from 1941 to 1945. He didn't talk about it much (as is usual for combat veterans), but the only U-Boat kill he ever participated in, (HMCS Huntsville) was pretty much the work of an RN Black Swan that used the Squid forward-throwing dc system. The U-Boat was thoroughly killed. He said that him and several mates were sent in a motor launch to pick up 'evidence' of the kill... __________________ "Turning enemy ships into marine habitat since 1986!" Mods Loaded:TMO 2.2, RSRDC, MaxOptics, Strategic Map Symbols, Stop The Shouting OR: RFB, RSRDC, Maxoptics, SCAF, Strategic Map Symbols and the sanity-saving "stop the shouting".