Weapons on U-boats???

emtmedic005 · 02-13-07, 01:25 PM

So besides the AA and the deckguns and the torpedos, did the u-boats have small arms on board. I read that in the beginning of the war u-boats often inspected merchant vessels looking for war supplies, so they had to carry some k98s or MP30s.
I know in Das Boot the captian had a P38, now im assuming that all captains had a side arm avaibled should a crewmember turn wussy.

I would imagine that u-boats carried a small arsenal of weapons, perhaps something like this.
15-20 Mauser K98s
5-10 Submachine Guns, MP30s or MP40s depending on the year
5-10 Pistols for officers and warrant officers
1-3 Light machine guns, MG32 or MG42 for extra backup in a close fight with a armed merchant vessel.

And these weapons wouldnt be used just for fighting, lets say the u-boat docks in a neutral port. The weapons would be assigned to crewmembers that guard the ship.
what do you guys think about it?

02-13-07, 01:25 PM	#1
emtmedic005 Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 361 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Weapons on U-boats??? So besides the AA and the deckguns and the torpedos, did the u-boats have small arms on board. I read that in the beginning of the war u-boats often inspected merchant vessels looking for war supplies, so they had to carry some k98s or MP30s. I know in Das Boot the captian had a P38, now im assuming that all captains had a side arm avaibled should a crewmember turn wussy. I would imagine that u-boats carried a small arsenal of weapons, perhaps something like this. 15-20 Mauser K98s 5-10 Submachine Guns, MP30s or MP40s depending on the year 5-10 Pistols for officers and warrant officers 1-3 Light machine guns, MG32 or MG42 for extra backup in a close fight with a armed merchant vessel. And these weapons wouldnt be used just for fighting, lets say the u-boat docks in a neutral port. The weapons would be assigned to crewmembers that guard the ship. what do you guys think about it?