Net cutters?

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by maillemaker

So what sort of nets were the net cutters on the front of u-boats designed to cut through?

Fishing nets?

?

Did they actually work? They certainly don't work in-game!

Steve

Anti-submarine nets

I don't know of any actual instances of them being used, but They dropped them by mid war, as they weren't sneaking into any bases, plus to stream-line the boat. But they look cool though. They are a left over from WW1:

http://www.history.navy.mil/library/...onipubno32.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_cutter_(submarine)