A First: New book about WW1 subs (but ...

peterloo · 06-24-08, 09:34 AM

[off-topic]AAH I've read Hilter's U boat war a year ago, when I borrowed it from a public library. Quite a good book and it's pretty informative

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No surprise that U boat captains use desk guns to sink targets - the torpedoes lack enough explosive charge (warhead is half of that in WWII while enemy ship size is similiar), the shortage of torpedo supply which means torpedoes had to be saved for large targets, means desk guns are necessary to sink ships, and that's why British could employ Q-ship successfully. Without luring a Captain to surface the boat and uses his gun, any hidden guns won't work

06-24-08, 09:34 AM	#11
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	[off-topic]AAH I've read Hilter's U boat war a year ago, when I borrowed it from a public library. Quite a good book and it's pretty informative [/off-topic] No surprise that U boat captains use desk guns to sink targets - the torpedoes lack enough explosive charge (warhead is half of that in WWII while enemy ship size is similiar), the shortage of torpedo supply which means torpedoes had to be saved for large targets, means desk guns are necessary to sink ships, and that's why British could employ Q-ship successfully. Without luring a Captain to surface the boat and uses his gun, any hidden guns won't work __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim