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Originally Posted by jimbuna
I'll always remember it for the simple reason.....a proposed type VII that managed to fire 2 stern torpedoes simultaneously :hmm:
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Hi!
Actually, I think it is supposed to be a Type IX. I paused a few of the underwater scenes, and it looks to me as if the movie's special effects department took a
Gato-class submarine model and filled in two of the
Gato-class boat's six forward tubes, and two of its aft tubes, leaving four forward and two aft - the same as a Type IX - as well as putting in a U-boat conning tower and adding the mine cutter for good measure.
Pablo
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