Watched "The Enemy Below" last night...

Platapus · 11-09-10, 09:06 PM

In the movie, the Germans called it Bold. It was also called Pilenwerfer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillenwerfer

I think the reason it was coloured like oil in the movie was so that it could be easily seen by the audience. The Bold would "fiz" and make bubbles which would probably be difficult to reproduce on the screen and would be difficult for the audience to appreciate.

Here is another reference link http://www.uboataces.com/sonar-decoys.shtml

11-09-10, 09:06 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,384 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In the movie, the Germans called it Bold. It was also called Pilenwerfer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillenwerfer I think the reason it was coloured like oil in the movie was so that it could be easily seen by the audience. The Bold would "fiz" and make bubbles which would probably be difficult to reproduce on the screen and would be difficult for the audience to appreciate. Here is another reference link http://www.uboataces.com/sonar-decoys.shtml __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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