Why did we use German engines?

techie714 · 04-17-09, 04:44 PM

I'm reading a fantastic book right now called Silent Running & in the book James Calvert talks quite extensively about the German engines that we used in the U.S. Submarines of WWII. He said the engines were total crap & constantly needed repairs, compared to the more superior GM engines. My question is if we were at war with Germany during WWII why did we use their engines? Thanks for the response!

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04-17-09, 04:44 PM	#1
techie714 Nub Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Why did we use German engines? I'm reading a fantastic book right now called Silent Running & in the book James Calvert talks quite extensively about the German engines that we used in the U.S. Submarines of WWII. He said the engines were total crap & constantly needed repairs, compared to the more superior GM engines. My question is if we were at war with Germany during WWII why did we use their engines? Thanks for the response! http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/pro...seBVCookie=Yes