Having a bad day? Things could always be worse....

[Salvadoreno]

Originally Posted by Tikigod

yeah but, in war someone is always on the receiving end....thats just the way it kinda goes....what about merchants attacked by uboats? uboats give as well as receive....you shouldn't pitty them......its a part of war....the uboat is a warship....its not out for a pleasure cruise....and taking shots is all part of the overall job description....its what distinguishes a soldier from your average man....its everything he risks...even if it means his life....I only feel sorry for the families that have to go through the loss.

As for the pics they seem to be holding out....I think that is what I like about them...they illustrate the overall difficulties and disadvantage that each boat is in...yet you still see them continuing to fight...its kinda like a John Paul Jones mentality....the human will to survive and to achieve overall victory....

The reason i got into wwii submarine warfare, is because those guys are really elites to me. To put all your trust in a machine that operates underwater, knowing the slightest error or mistake can lead to all to a HORRIBLE watery grave... Thats bravery to me. A lot of submarines werent as brainwashed as the werchmant or the luftwaffe. For the most part most were not "NAZIS".. I cringe everytime i hear about a u-boat getting lost "With all Hands". Merchantmen have a chance of being rescued, what happens to the u-boat sailor who is being depthcharged beneath? Only death awaits him.
I was reading about the Torelli or the Torzeni (some Italian Submarine) and it was said that that sub was being depth charged for almost 24 hours or i think more, until the sub was finally destroyed. Those poor men, to go thru that...Then not survive and die. There is no peace in death in a submarine.
An aircraft pilot goes down, and usually its quick and from what i have read/heard(from my dad who crashed into his base while test flying a plane) everything goes silent, its in slow motion, the only thing u think about is controlling the plane no matter how out of control it is, and there is a calm while in the air.
A servicemen is different, sometimes its quick, sometimes it isnt. And there is a lot more horror that a pilot or sailor would never see.
But there is just something in submarine warfare that has just pure horror in it. It seems all the deaths are slow. From being depth charged, waiting. To hearing "ALLLARRRM" from the bridge and the last horrifying moments before the aircraft missles/bombs hit. Even then not all die in the blast, some have to wait till there compartment fills up with water.. Ew! Im shivering right now!

"Thats the last thing ever heard from u-???"... Thats another statement i cannot stand. Like U-47, there is no way to know what happened, its like the men from u-boats dissapeared, no way to even honor their graves.

There are no roses's on a sailors grave
No lilies on an ocean wave,
The only tribute is the seagulls' sweeps,
And the teardrop that a sweetheard weeps.