Harbor Raiders - Take Note

Grell · 01-04-07, 03:00 PM

Great pic!

Regards,

Grell

LeafsFan · 01-04-07, 03:54 PM

Damned gulls!!

HB

VIICDriver · 01-04-07, 03:58 PM

Damned RAF is everywhere!

AVGWarhawk · 01-04-07, 04:24 PM

If I'm not mistaken. The used to put food on tow along (fake) periscopes to entice the seagulls to swarm it. Over a period of time the sea gulls would associated this metal pole sticking out of the water with food. Therefore, if the uboat was in a harbor and the birds saw the scope, they would swarm and this would alert the looks outs. This is what I heard, do not know if it was true.

Sailor Steve · 01-04-07, 04:35 PM

Sounds like a silly story to me, but then I've also read that the US experimented with trying to train dolphins to attach magnetic mines to enemy ships, and I know they tried attaching hand grenades to Frisbees in the '50s, so you never know.

STEED · 01-04-07, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Sounds like a silly story to me, but then I've also read that the US experimented with trying to train dolphins to attach magnetic mines to enemy ships, and I know they tried attaching hand grenades to Frisbees in the '50s, so you never know.

The Russians used dog bombers at Kursk 43.

Sailor Steve · 01-04-07, 04:46 PM

The Russians also used Polikarpov PO-2 biplanes to drop spies behind German lines. The story goes they would be in a box strapped to the lower wing. The box would protect them when they hit the ground, and if it didn't then they had a ready-made coffin.

bookworm_020 · 01-07-07, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Sounds like a silly story to me, but then I've also read that the US experimented with trying to train dolphins to attach magnetic mines to enemy ships, and I know they tried attaching hand grenades to Frisbees in the '50s, so you never know.

The Russians used dog bombers at Kursk 43.

The russians tried to use dog bombers but they had to stop as they had some problems, They had trained the dogs to run under tanks by putting food there. They didn't have any german tanks, so they used russian tanks. When they released the dog on the front line you can guess which tanks they went for!

The russians then used men from the gulags in place of the dogs, they didn't need as much training, and more intellegent!

A bit hard on the men who were "chosen"!

01-04-07, 04:24 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,266 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	If I'm not mistaken. The used to put food on tow along (fake) periscopes to entice the seagulls to swarm it. Over a period of time the sea gulls would associated this metal pole sticking out of the water with food. Therefore, if the uboat was in a harbor and the birds saw the scope, they would swarm and this would alert the looks outs. This is what I heard, do not know if it was true. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-04-07, 04:35 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Sounds like a silly story to me, but then I've also read that the US experimented with trying to train dolphins to attach magnetic mines to enemy ships, and I know they tried attaching hand grenades to Frisbees in the '50s, so you never know. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-04-07, 04:46 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Russians also used Polikarpov PO-2 biplanes to drop spies behind German lines. The story goes they would be in a box strapped to the lower wing. The box would protect them when they hit the ground, and if it didn't then they had a ready-made coffin. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-04-07, 03:00 PM	#1
Grell Mate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 59 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great pic! Regards, Grell

01-04-07, 03:54 PM	#2
LeafsFan Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 332 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Damned gulls!! HB

01-04-07, 03:58 PM	#3
VIICDriver Engineer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 203 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Damned RAF is everywhere!