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Originally Posted by Dowly
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Originally Posted by Able72
I keep seeing everyone refer to eels and fish etc.
I thought I had come to an understanding of this jargon and the logic behind it.
An eel was an electric powered torp (eel being short for elecrtric eel, a fish)
a Fish was any torp (although probably not of the electric variety as that would be designated an eel)
and a red fin snapper was just good eating  |
Kriegsmarine used the word 'Aal' as a nickname for their torpedos, which translates directly to 'eel'.
US subs on the other hand used the nick 'Fish' for their torpedos.  |
I see, thanks for the education
So If'n I'm runnin a Unterseeboot then its an eel, on a fleet boat its a fishy. Got it.