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05-12-08, 03:06 PM
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Commander
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I suppose it could work, but using it would be a bitch - all that "Ahead full! Full astern! Ahead full! Full astern! Ahead full etc." Easier to go around.
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05-12-08, 04:07 PM
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Ace of the Deep
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I personaly think its item is in herited from the W.W. I when the anti-submarines nets was made of simple rope and it was easy to cut...
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05-12-08, 04:24 PM
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Chief of the Boat
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As soon as steel mesh was introduced, they became more or less obsolete.
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05-12-08, 08:12 PM
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Navy Seal
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I have never read of any succesful use of the net cutter, including WWI. It was probably wishful thinking.
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