The Purpose Of The Naval Luger

ithacaartist · 10-12-2021, 01:44 PM

Although many merchant ships had deck guns in WWII, it strikes me that "ship to ship combat" was more like piracy/predation. A U Boat versus a destroyer would be more of a fair fight.

sheepherder · 10-12-2021, 04:20 PM

That painting is all wrong! Disregard the missing deck gun - The whole sub is way too small!

gunbugs · 10-12-2021, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

That painting is all wrong! Disregard the missing deck gun - The whole sub is way too small!

Most of it is under water...Early subs weren't real big, and deck guns didn't become popular til later in WW1. Note they are letting the sailors leave before they sink the ship. They'll probably even bring them aboard and take them prisoner, as opposed to leaving them at sea. Things got a lot more brutal later in the war. Go figure.

Kiwi · 10-15-2021, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by gunbugs

(snip). Note they are letting the sailors leave before they sink the ship. They'll probably even bring them aboard and take them prisoner, as opposed to leaving them at sea. Things got a lot more brutal later in the war. Go figure.

Things got more brutal because of the English first sea lord - Winston Churchill.

The English were losing so much shipping that Churchill gave the order to sink any U-boat found on the surface

including boats carrying survivors and the Red Cross on the conning tower.

U-boats then took to sinking by torpedo without surfacing

10-12-2021, 01:44 PM	#1
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10-12-2021, 04:20 PM	#2
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