Subsim front page article that pissed me off

Sailor Steve · 11-25-13, 08:58 AM

Actually both terms are correct. The u-boat is German, designed, built and crewed by Germans. On the other hand it was the Nazis who created the need in the first place. They created the war, and waged it. The tools were built at their behest and used to attack the enemies of the Reich. Since it was they who started the war you can either say the Nazis waged war on the world, or you can say the Germans did. While it was indeed Germans who did the fighting it was the Nazis who made it happen. It was the Germans who built the boat and manned it, but it was the Nazis who commanded that it be used to sink the ships of the enemies they created.

So yes, in the sense of who created the war, it was indeed a Nazi submarine.

11-25-13, 08:58 AM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Actually both terms are correct. The u-boat is German, designed, built and crewed by Germans. On the other hand it was the Nazis who created the need in the first place. They created the war, and waged it. The tools were built at their behest and used to attack the enemies of the Reich. Since it was they who started the war you can either say the Nazis waged war on the world, or you can say the Germans did. While it was indeed Germans who did the fighting it was the Nazis who made it happen. It was the Germans who built the boat and manned it, but it was the Nazis who commanded that it be used to sink the ships of the enemies they created. So yes, in the sense of who created the war, it was indeed a Nazi submarine. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo